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Lifting automorphisms of quotients of adjoint representations

Representation Theory 2013-11-26 v3 Group Theory

Abstract

Let gi\mathfrak g_i be a simple complex Lie algebra, 1id1\leq i \leq d, and let G=G1×...×GdG=G_1\times...\times G_d be the corresponding adjoint group. Consider the GG-module V=rigiV=\oplus r_i\mathfrak g_i where ri1r_i\geq 1 for all ii. We say that VV is \emph{large} if all ri2r_i\geq 2 and ri3r_i\geq 3 if GiG_i has rank 1. In [Schwarz12] we showed that when VV is large any algebraic automorphism ψ\psi of the quotient Z:=V//GZ:= V//G lifts to an algebraic mapping Ψ ⁣:VV\Psi\colon V\to V which sends the fiber over zz to the fiber over ψ(z)\psi(z), zZz\in Z. (Most cases were already handled in [Kuttler11]). We also showed that one can choose a biholomorphic lift Ψ\Psi such that Ψ(gv)=σ(g)Ψ(v)\Psi(gv)=\sigma(g)\Psi(v), gGg\in G, vVv\in V, where σ\sigma is an automorphism of GG. This leaves open the following questions: Can one lift holomorphic automorphisms of ZZ? Which automorphisms lift if VV is not large? We answer the first question in the affirmative and also answer the second question. Part of the proof involves establishing the following result for VV large. Any algebraic differential operator of order kk on ZZ lifts to a GG-invariant algebraic differential operator of order kk on VV. We also consider the analogues of the questions above for actions of compact Lie groups.

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@article{arxiv.1301.6300,
  title  = {Lifting automorphisms of quotients of adjoint representations},
  author = {Gerald W. Schwarz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.6300},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

Changes made following referee's suggestions. To appear in Journal of Lie Theory