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On adjoint orbits in nilpotent ideals of a Borel subalgebra

Representation Theory 2025-09-01 v1

Abstract

Let m\mathfrak{m} be a nilpotent ideal in the Borel subalgebra b\mathfrak{b} of a complex finite-dimensional semisimple Lie algebra, and m\mathfrak{m}^{\bullet} the subset of (ad-)nilpotent elements in b\mathfrak{b} such that m\mathfrak{m} is the minimal ideal containing them. This set is stable under the adjoint action of the corresponding Borel subgroup BB. We prove that m\mathfrak{m}^{\bullet} contains a unique closed BB-orbit which is the orbit of a nilpotent element whose support is the set of minimal roots associated to the root space decomposition of m\mathfrak{m}.

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@article{arxiv.2508.21647,
  title  = {On adjoint orbits in nilpotent ideals of a Borel subalgebra},
  author = {Rupert W. T. Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21647},
  year   = {2025}
}