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On extensions of the Jacobson-Morozov theorem to even characteristic

Representation Theory 2024-01-17 v1 Group Theory Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let G be a simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic 2. We consider analogues of the Jacobson-Morozov theorem in this setting. More precisely, we classify those nilpotent elements with a simple 3-dimensional Lie overalgebra in g:=Lie(G)\mathfrak{g} := \text{Lie}(G) and also those with overalgebras isomorphic to the algebras Lie(SL2)\text{Lie}(\text{SL}_2) and Lie(PGL2)\text{Lie}(\text{PGL}_2). This leads us to calculate the dimension of Lie automiser ng(ke)/cg(e)\mathfrak{n}_\mathfrak{g}(k\cdot e)/\mathfrak{c}_\mathfrak{g}(e) for all nilpotent orbits; in even characteristic this quantity is very sensitive to isogeny.

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@article{arxiv.2401.07303,
  title  = {On extensions of the Jacobson-Morozov theorem to even characteristic},
  author = {David I. Stewart and Adam R. Thomas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.07303},
  year   = {2024}
}

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22 pages