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From conjugacy classes in the Weyl group to unipotent classes

Author(s): G. Lusztig
Journal: Represent. Theory 15 (2011), 494-530.
MSC (2010): Primary 20G99
Posted: June 8, 2011
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Abstract: Let $ G$ be a connected reductive algebraic group over an algebraic closed field. We define a (surjective) map from the set of conjugacy classes in the Weyl group to the set of unipotent classes in $ G$.


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Additional Information:

G. Lusztig
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

DOI: 10.1090/S1088-4165-2011-00396-4
PII: S 1088-4165(2011)00396-4
Received by editor(s): April 22, 2010
Received by editor(s) in revised form: August 11, 2010
Posted: June 8, 2011
Additional Notes: Supported in part by the National Science Foundation
Copyright of article: Copyright 2011, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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