Maximal subgroups of maximal rank in the classical algebraic groups
Group Theory
2026-02-11 v2
Abstract
Let be an arbitrary field. We classify the maximal reductive subgroups of maximal rank in any classical simple algebraic -group in terms of combinatorial data associated to their indices. This result complements [S, 2022], which does the same for the exceptional groups. We determine which of these subgroups may be realised over a finite field, the real numbers, or over a -adic field. We also look at the asymptotics of the number of such subgroups as the rank grows large.
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@article{arxiv.2407.16317,
title = {Maximal subgroups of maximal rank in the classical algebraic groups},
author = {Vanthana Ganeshalingam and Damian Sercombe and Laura Voggesberger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.16317},
year = {2026}
}