2017arXiv (Cornell University)Open access

Lifting involutions in a Weyl group to the torus normalizer

G. Lusztig

Open full text 2 citations

Abstract

Let N be the normalizer of a maximal torus T in a split reductive group over F_q and let w be an involution in the Weyl group N/T. We construct explicitly a lifting n of w in N such that the image of n under the Frobenius map is equal to the inverse of n.

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Let N be the normalizer of a maximal torus T in a split reductive group over F_q and let w be an involution in the Weyl group N/T. We construct explicitly a lifting n of w in N such that the image of n under the Frobenius map is equal to the inverse of n.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 2 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Let N be the normalizer of a maximal torus T in a split reductive group over F_q and let w be an involution in the Weyl group N/T. We construct explicitly a lifting n of w in N such that the image of n under the Frobenius map is equal to the inverse of n.

Key concepts: Centralizer and normalizer, Mathematics, Maximal torus, Torus, Weyl group, Involution (esoterism), Inverse, Combinatorics

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Lifting involutions in a Weyl group to the torus normalizer — Research Paper | ScholarLens