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The main involutions of the metaplectic group

Author(s): Anthony C. Kable
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 127 (1999), 955-962.
MSC (1991): Primary 19C09, 20G99
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Abstract: We determine the set of automorphisms of a metaplectic group which lift the main involution of the general linear group over an infinite field. Some basic properties of these automorphisms are also established.


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Additional Information:

Anthony C. Kable
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Address at time of publication: Department of Mathematics, Cornell University, White Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853-7901

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-99-04923-0
PII: S 0002-9939(99)04923-0
Received by editor(s): July 10, 1997
Communicated by: Ronald M. Solomon
Copyright of article: Copyright 1999, American Mathematical Society


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