Classification of taut irreducible real linear representations of compact connected Lie groups

Mescheryakov, M.

doi:10.1090/spmj/1636

Classification of taut irreducible real linear representations of compact connected Lie groups
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by M. V. Mescheryakov
Translated by: D. Mamaev

St. Petersburg Math. J. 32 (2021), 31-38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/spmj/1636

Published electronically: January 11, 2021

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Abstract:

The paper is devoted to classification of irreducible real linear representations of noncommutative compact connected Lie groups $G$ whose Morse matrix coefficients have the minimal number of critical points permitted by the topology of $G$.

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