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The index of compact simple Lie groups

Differential Geometry 2017-08-30 v1

Abstract

Let M be an irreducible Riemannian symmetric space. The index i(M) of M is the minimal codimension of a (non-trivial) totally geodesic submanifold of M. The purpose of this note is to determine the index i(M) for all irreducible Riemannian symmetric spaces M of type (II) and (IV).

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@article{arxiv.1703.05555,
  title  = {The index of compact simple Lie groups},
  author = {Jurgen Berndt and Carlos Olmos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.05555},
  year   = {2017}
}

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5 pages

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