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Real Elements in Spin Groups

Group Theory 2008-04-09 v1

Abstract

Let FF be a field of characteristic 2\neq 2. Let GG be an algebraic group defined over FF. An element tG(F)t\in G(F) is called {\bf real} if there exists sG(F)s\in G(F) such that sts1=t1sts^{-1}=t^{-1}. A semisimple element tt in GLn(F),SLn(F),O(q),SO(q),Sp(2n)GL_n(F), SL_n(F), O(q), SO(q), Sp(2n) and the groups of type G2G_2 over FF is real if and only if t=τ1τ2t=\tau_1\tau_2 where τ12=±1=τ22\tau_1^2=\pm 1=\tau_2^2 (ref. \cite{st1,st2}). In this paper we extend this result to the semisimple elements in SpinSpin groups when dim(V)0,1,2\imod4\dim(V)\equiv 0,1,2 \imod 4.

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@article{arxiv.0804.1235,
  title  = {Real Elements in Spin Groups},
  author = {Anupam Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.1235},
  year   = {2008}
}

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