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On the wonderful compactification

Algebraic Geometry 2008-01-04 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

These lecture notes explain the construction and basic properties of the wonderful compactification of a complex semisimple group of adjoint type. An appendix discusses the more general case of a semisimple symmetric space.

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@article{arxiv.0801.0456,
  title  = {On the wonderful compactification},
  author = {Sam Evens and Benjamin F Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.0456},
  year   = {2008}
}

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28 pages

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