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Mostow's Decomposition Theorem is a refinement of the polar decomposition. It states the following. Let G be a compact connected semi-simple Lie group with Lie algebra g. Given a subspace h of g such that [X, [X, Y]] belongs to h for all X…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. B. Tumpach

The assumption in the main result of [Peter W. Michor: Basic Differential Forms for Actions of Lie Groups, Proc. AMS 124, 5 (1996) 1633-1642] is removed. Thus: A section of a Riemannian $G$-manifold $M$ is a closed submanifold $\Si$ which…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Peter W. Michor

We study properties of irreducible and completely reducible representations of finitely generated groups Gamma into reductive algebraic groups G in in the context of the geometric invariant theory of the G-action on Hom(Gamma,G) by…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2015-05-27 Adam S. Sikora

Let i be a homomorphism of the multiplicative group into a connected reductive algebraic group over C. Let G^i be the centralizer of the image i. Let LG be the Lie algebra of G and let L_nG (n integer) be the summands in the direct sum…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 G. Lusztig

The Killing form \beta\ of a real (or complex) semisimple Lie group G is a left-invariant pseudo-Riemannian (or, respectively, holomorphic) Einstein metric. Let \Omega\ denote the multiple of its curvature operator, acting on symmetric…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-05-21 Andrzej Derdzinski , Swiatoslaw R. Gal

Consider a compact Riemannian manifold of dimension $\geq 3$ with strictly convex boundary, such that the manifold admits a strictly convex function. We show that the attenuated ray transform in the presence of an arbitrary connection and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-06-05 Gabriel P. Paternain , Mikko Salo , Gunther Uhlmann , Hanming Zhou

Let $G$ be a simply connected, connected completely solvable Lie group with Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{p}+\mathfrak{m}.$ Next, let $\pi$ be an infinite-dimensional unitary irreducible representation of $G$ obtained by inducing a…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-10 Vignon Oussa

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

We show how various constructions of $\mathbb{Z}$-graded Lie superalgebras are related to each other. These Lie superalgebras have a Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ as the subalgebra at degree 0, an odd $\mathfrak{g}$-module V as the subspace at…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Sylvain Lavau , Jakob Palmkvist

We generalize a result of Kostant and Wallach concerning the algebraic integrability of the Gelfand-Zeitlin vector fields to the full set of strongly regular elements in $gl(n,\mathbb{C})$. We use decomposition classes to stratify the…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2009-08-27 Mark Colarusso , Sam Evens

We continue to study left-invariant pseudo-Riemannian metrics on Lie groups being in the null cone of the $O(p,q)$-action using the moving bracket approach. In particular, the Lie algebra being in the null cone implies that the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-29 Sigbjørn Hervik

Losev introduced the scheme $X$ of almost commuting elements (i.e., elements commuting upto a rank one element) of $\mathfrak{g}=\mathfrak{sp}(V)$ for a symplectic vector space $V$ and discussed its algebro-geometric properties. We…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-07-22 Pallav Goyal

In this paper we define two Lie operations, and with that we define the bicharacter algebras, Nichols bicharacter algebras, quantum Nichols bicharacter algebras, etc. We obtain explicit bases for $\mathfrak L(V)${\tiny $_{R}$} and…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2022-04-19 Weicai Wu

Consider a smooth manifold and an action on it of a compact connected Lie group with a bi-invariant metric. Then, any orbit is an embedded submanifold that is isometric to a normal homogeneous space for the group. In this paper, we…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-06-17 Dimbihery Rabenoro , Xavier Pennec

For a closed Riemannian manifold $M$ with a compact Lie group $G$ acting by isometries, we show that there are infinitely many $G$-invariant minimal hypersurfaces. Under the assumption that $M$ contains at most a finite number of minimal…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-16 Xingzhe Li , Tongrui Wang

This paper presents a complete classification of left-invariant affine and projective vector fields on five-dimensional simply connected nilpotent Lie groups endowed with Riemannian metrics. Building on the classification of left-invariant…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-09-18 M. L. Foka , R. P. Nimpa , M. B. N. Djiadeu

The Galilean (and more generally Milne) invariance of Newtonian theory allows for Killing vector fields of a general kind, whereby the Lie derivative of a field is not required to vanish but only to be cancellable by some infinitesimal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-19 N. Chamel

The Poisson brackets for non-linear sigma models on G/H are set up on the light-like plane. A quantity which transforms irreducibly by the Killing vectors, called Killing scalar, is constructed in an arbitrary representation of G. It is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-19 Shogo Aoyama

We presented a Hilbert-Mumford criterion for polystablility associated with an action of a real reductive Lie group $G$ on a real submanifold $X$ of a Kahler manifold $Z$. Suppose the action of a compact Lie group with Lie algebra…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-03-05 Leonardo Biliotti , Oluwagbenga Joshua Windare

For simple Lie algebras we construct characteristic identities for split (polarized) Casimir operators in representations $T \otimes Y_n$ and $T \otimes Y_n'$, where $T$ -- defining (minimal fundamental for exceptional Lie algebras)…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-02-03 A. P. Isaev