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Principal nilpotent orbits and reducible principal series

Author(s): Wentang Kuo
Journal: Represent. Theory 6 (2002), 127-159.
MSC (2000): Primary 22E50; Secondary 22E35
Posted: July 25, 2002
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Abstract: Let $G$ be a split reductive $p$-adic group. In this paper, we establish an explicit link between principal nilpotent orbits of $G$ and the irreducible constituents of principal series of $G$. A geometric characterization of certain irreducible constituents is also provided.


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Additional Information:

Wentang Kuo
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, MATH 726, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Address at time of publication: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6
Email: wtkuo@mast.queensu.ca

DOI: 10.1090/S1088-4165-02-00132-2
PII: S 1088-4165(02)00132-2
Keywords: Nilpotent orbits, reducible principal series, $p$-adic groups
Received by editor(s): July 15, 2001
Received by editor(s) in revised form: April 11, 2002
Posted: July 25, 2002
Copyright of article: Copyright 2002, American Mathematical Society


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