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On a Bruhat decomposition related to the Shalika subgroup of $GL(2n)$

Representation Theory 2026-01-01 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Let FF be a non-archimedean local field or a finite field. In this article, we obtain an explicit and complete set of double coset representatives for S\GL2n(F)/QS\backslash GL_{2n}(F)/Q where SS is the Shalika subgroup and QQ a maximal parabolic subgroup of the group GL2n(F)GL_{2n}(F) of invertible 2n×2n2n\times 2n matrices. We compute the cardinality of S\GL2n(F)/QS\backslash GL_{2n}(F)/Q and also give an alternate perspective on the double cosets arising intrinsically from certain subgroups which are relevant for applications in representation theory. Finally, if QQ is a maximal parabolic subgroup of the type (r,2nr),(r,2n-r), we prove that S\GL2n(F)/QS\backslash GL_{2n}(F)/Q is in one to one correspondence with ΔSn\S2n/Sr×S2nr\Delta S_n\backslash S_{2n}/S_{r}\times S_{2n-r} leading to a Bruhat decomposition. The results and proofs discussed in this article are valid over any arbitrary field FF even though our motivation is from representation theory of pp-adic and finite linear groups.

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@article{arxiv.2512.24368,
  title  = {On a Bruhat decomposition related to the Shalika subgroup of $GL(2n)$},
  author = {C. Harshitha and C. G. Venketasubramanian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.24368},
  year   = {2026}
}

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