On the centralizer of a regular, semi-simple, stable conjugacy class

On the centralizer of a regular, semi-simple, stable conjugacy class
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Represent. Theory 9 (2005), 287-296

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1088-4165-05-00283-9

Published electronically: April 8, 2005

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We describe the isomorphism class of the torus centralizing a regular, semi-simple, stable conjugacy class in a simply-connected, semi-simple group.

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