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A long standing open problem in the theory of hyperfinite equivalence relations asks if the orbit equivalence relation generated by a Borel action of a countable amenable group is hyperfinite. In this paper we show that this question has a…

Logic · Mathematics 2013-10-22 Scott Schneider , Brandon Seward

Let w be an elliptic element of the Weyl group of a connected reductive group G. Let X be the set of pairs (g,B) where g is an element of G, B is a Borel subgroup of G and B,gBg^{-1} are in relative position w. Then G acts naturally on X.…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2011-01-11 G. Lusztig

A nilpotent quotient algorithm for finitely presented Lie rings over Z (LieNQ) is described. The paper studies graded and non-graded cases separately. The algorithm computes the so-called nilpotent presentation for a finitely presented,…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2009-09-25 Csaba Schneider

Let $G$ be a real classical group (including the real metaplectic group). We consider a nilpotent adjoint orbit $\check{\mathcal O}$ of $\check G$, the Langlands dual of $G$ (or the metaplectic dual of $G$ when $G$ is a real metaplectic…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2025-02-19 Dan Barbasch , Jia-Jun Ma , Binyong Sun , Chen-Bo Zhu

In this paper subcentral (resp., central) idempotent series and composition subcentral (resp., central) idempotent series in an inverse semigroup are introduced and investigated. It is shown that if $S=EG$ is a factorizable inverse monoids…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-30 Dong-lin Lei , Jin-xing Zhao , Xian-zhong Zhao

Let $B$ be a nilpotent matrix and suppose that its Jordan canonical form is determined by a partition $\lambda$. Then it is known that its nilpotent commutator $N_B$ is an irreducible variety and that there is a unique partition $\mu$ such…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2008-05-22 Tomaž Košir , Polona Oblak

Let $G$ be a simply connected, nilpotent Lie group with Lie algebra $\gee$. The group $G$ acts on the dual space $\gee^*$ by the coadjoint action. %% which partitions $\gee^*$ into coadjoint orbits. By the orbit method of Kirillov, the…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Shantala Mukherjee

We study groups, all maximal nilpotent subgroups of class at most $k$ in which are malnormal. We show that such groups share many similar properties with the ordinary CSA groups. Similarly, we introduce the class of {\em nilpotency…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-10-31 M. Shahryari

For a reductive group $G$, we introduce a notion of singular support for cocomplete dualizable DG-categories equipped with a strong $G$-action. This is done by considering the singular support of the sheaves of matrix coefficients arising…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Gurbir Dhillon , Joakim Færgeman

We provide a description of the orbit space of a sheet S for the conjugation action of a complex simple simply connected algebraic group G. This is obtained by means of a bijection between S/G and the quotient of a shifted torus modulo the…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2020-09-22 Giovanna Carnovale , Francesco Esposito

The paper is devoted to the problem of finding free generators in the fields of invariants for actions of unipotent groups on affine varieties. We consider the case when the unipotent group is the unipotent radical in an arbitrary parabolic…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-24 A. N. Panov

Let G be a simple algebraic group defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic 0 or a good prime for G. Let U be a maximal unipotent subgroup of G and \u its Lie algebra. We prove the separability of orbit maps and the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2015-01-27 Simon M. Goodwin , Peter Mosch , Gerhard Roehrle

Let $G$ be a simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field $k$, where $\mathrm{char}\, k$ is either 0 or a good prime for $G$. We consider the modality $\mathrm{mod}(B : \mathfrak u)$ of the action of a Borel subgroup $B$ of $G$…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-12 Simon Goodwin , Peter Mosch , Gerhard Roehrle

The coadjoint representation of a connected algebraic group $Q$ with Lie algebra $\mathfrak q$ is a thrilling and fascinating object. Symmetric invariants of $\mathfrak q$ (= $\mathfrak q$-invariants in the symmetric algebra $S(\mathfrak…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2017-10-10 Dmitri Panyushev , Oksana Yakimova

Let $G$ be a reductive algebraic group over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $p>0$, and assume $p$ is good for $G$. Let $P$ be a parabolic subgroup with unipotent radical $U$. For $r \ge 1$, denote by $\mathbb{G}_{a(r)}$…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2012-09-27 Paul Sobaje

Let R be a ring with the set of nilpotents Nil(R). We prove that the following are equivalent: (i) Nil(R) is additively closed, (ii) Nil(R) is multiplicatively closed and R satisfies Koethe's conjecture, (iii) Nil(R) is closed under the…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2016-07-11 Janez Šter

In this paper we describe geometry of orbits of upper triangular matrices of nilpotent order 2 under conjugation by the group of upper triangular invertible matrices in terms of link patterns. Further we apply this description to the…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2008-09-03 Anna Melnikov

Let g be a semisimple Lie algebra of finite dimension. The nullcone N of g is the set of (x, y) in g\timesg such that x and y are nilpotents and are in the same Borel subalgebra. The main result of this paper is that N is a closed and…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2011-06-01 Mouchira Zaiter

Let $G$ be a simple algebraic group and $P$ a parabolic subgroup of $G$ with abelian unipotent radical $P^u$, and let $B$ be a Borel subgroup of $G$ contained in P. Let $\mathfrak{p}^u$ be the Lie algebra of $P^u$ and let $L$ be a Levi…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2018-07-13 Jacopo Gandini , Andrea Maffei

In noncommutative geometry a `Lie algebra' or bidirectional bicovariant differential calculus on a finite group is provided by a choice of an ad-stable generating subset C stable under inversion. We study the associated Killing form. For…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2012-11-26 Javier López Peña , Shahn Majid , Konstanze Rietsch