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The modality of a Borel subgroup in a simple algebraic group of type $E_8$

Group Theory 2018-02-12 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field kk, where chark\mathrm{char}\, k is either 0 or a good prime for GG. We consider the modality mod(B:u)\mathrm{mod}(B : \mathfrak u) of the action of a Borel subgroup BB of GG on the Lie algebra u\mathfrak u of the unipotent radical of BB, and report on computer calculations used to show that mod(B:u)=20\mathrm{mod}(B:\mathfrak u) = 20, when GG is of type E8\mathrm E_8. This completes the determination of the values for mod(B:u)\mathrm{mod}(B:\mathfrak u) for GG of exceptional type.

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@article{arxiv.1802.03175,
  title  = {The modality of a Borel subgroup in a simple algebraic group of type $E_8$},
  author = {Simon Goodwin and Peter Mosch and Gerhard Roehrle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.03175},
  year   = {2018}
}

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