Nilpotent orbits, normality and Hamiltonian group actions

Brylinski, Ranee; Kostant, Bertram

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-1994-1239505-8

Nilpotent orbits, normality and Hamiltonian group actions

Authors: Ranee Brylinski and Bertram Kostant
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 7 (1994), 269-298
MSC: Primary 22E46; Secondary 14L30, 22E60, 32M05, 58F06
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1994-1239505-8
MathSciNet review: 1239505
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