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Loops as sections in compact Lie groups

Representation Theory 2015-02-25 v1 Group Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

We prove that there does not exist any connected topological proper loop homeomorphic to a quasi-simple Lie group and having a compact Lie group as the group topologically generated by its left translations. Moreover, any connected topological loop homeomorphic to the 7-sphere and having a compact Lie group as the group of its left translations is classical. We give a particular simple general construction for proper loops such that the compact group of their left translations is direct product of at least 3 factors.

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@article{arxiv.1502.06911,
  title  = {Loops as sections in compact Lie groups},
  author = {Agota Figula and Karl Strambach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.06911},
  year   = {2015}
}
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