TY - JOUR
T1 - Prehomogeneous spaces for the coadjoint action of a parabolic group
AU - Goodwin, Simon
PY - 2004/9/1
Y1 - 2004/9/1
N2 - Let k be an algebraically closed field and let G be a reductive linear algebraic group over k. Let P be a parabolic subgroup of G, P,, its unipotent radical and p(u) the Lie algebra of P-u. A fundamental result of R. Richardson says that P acts on p(u) with a dense orbit (see [R.W Richardson, Bull. London Math. Soc. 6 (1974) 21-24]). The analogous result for the coadjoint action of P on p(u)* is already known for char k = 0 (see (A. Joseph, J. Algebra 48 (1977) 241-289]). In this note we prove this result for arbitrary characteristic. Our principal result is that b(u)* is a prehomogeneous space for a Borel subgroup B of G. From this we deduce that a parabolic subgroup P of G acts on n* with a dense orbit for any P-sumnodule n of P. Further, we determine when the orbit map for such an orbit is separable. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AB - Let k be an algebraically closed field and let G be a reductive linear algebraic group over k. Let P be a parabolic subgroup of G, P,, its unipotent radical and p(u) the Lie algebra of P-u. A fundamental result of R. Richardson says that P acts on p(u) with a dense orbit (see [R.W Richardson, Bull. London Math. Soc. 6 (1974) 21-24]). The analogous result for the coadjoint action of P on p(u)* is already known for char k = 0 (see (A. Joseph, J. Algebra 48 (1977) 241-289]). In this note we prove this result for arbitrary characteristic. Our principal result is that b(u)* is a prehomogeneous space for a Borel subgroup B of G. From this we deduce that a parabolic subgroup P of G acts on n* with a dense orbit for any P-sumnodule n of P. Further, we determine when the orbit map for such an orbit is separable. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jalgebra.2004.01.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jalgebra.2004.01.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-8693
VL - 279
SP - 558
EP - 565
JO - Journal of Algebra
JF - Journal of Algebra
IS - 2
ER -