Jordan gradings on exceptional simple Lie algebras

Elduque, Alberto

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-09-09994-8

Jordan gradings on exceptional simple Lie algebras
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Abstract:

Models of all the gradings on the exceptional simple Lie algebras induced by Jordan subgroups of their groups of automorphisms are provided.

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