Decomposition of transvections: An algebro-geometric approach

Petrov, V.

doi:10.1090/spmj/1440

Decomposition of transvections: An algebro-geometric approach

Author: V. Petrov
Translated by: The AUTHOR
Original publication: Algebra i Analiz, tom 28 (2016), nomer 1.
Journal: St. Petersburg Math. J. 28 (2017), 109-114
MSC (2010): Primary 20G35
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/spmj/1440
Published electronically: November 30, 2016
MathSciNet review: 3591068
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Abstract: A simple and uniform algebro-geometric proof is given for the decomposition of transvections for Chevalley groups in minuscule representations.

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