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Rook placements in $G_2$ and $F_4$ and associated coadjoint orbits

Representation Theory 2023-06-22 v2

Abstract

Let n\mathfrak{n} be a maximal nilpotent subalgebra of a simple complex Lie algebra with root system Φ\Phi. A subset DD of the set Φ+\Phi^+ of positive roots is called a rook placement if it consists of roots with pairwise non-positive scalar products. To each rook placement DD and each map ξ\xi from DD to the set C×\mathbb{C}^{\times} of nonzero complex numbers one can naturally assign the coadjoint orbit ΩD,ξ\Omega_{D,\xi} in the dual space n\mathfrak{n}^*. By definition, ΩD,ξ\Omega_{D,\xi} is the orbit of fD,ξf_{D,\xi}, where fD,ξf_{D,\xi} is the sum of root covectors eαe_{\alpha}^* multiplied by ξ(α)\xi(\alpha), αD\alpha\in D. (In fact, almost all coadjoint orbits studied at the moment have such a form for certain DD and ξ\xi.) It follows from the results of Andr\`e that if ξ1\xi_1 and ξ2\xi_2 are distinct maps from DD to C×\mathbb{C}^{\times} then ΩD,ξ1\Omega_{D,\xi_1} and ΩD,ξ2\Omega_{D,\xi_2} do not coincide for classical root systems Φ\Phi. We prove that this is true if Φ\Phi is of type G2G_2, or if Φ\Phi is of type F4F_4 and DD is orthogonal.

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@article{arxiv.2107.03221,
  title  = {Rook placements in $G_2$ and $F_4$ and associated coadjoint orbits},
  author = {Mikhail V. Ignatev and Matvey A. Surkov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.03221},
  year   = {2023}
}

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16 pages, 4 figures