Cayley groups

dc.creatorLemire, Nicole
dc.creatorPopov, Vladimir L.
dc.creatorReichstein, Zinovy
dc.date2004-09-01
dc.date2006-02-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:49:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:49:31Z
dc.descriptionThe classical Cayley map, X --> (I_n-X)/(I_n+X), is a birational isomorphism between the special orthogonal group SO_n and its Lie algebra so_n, which is SO_n-equivariant with respect to the conjugating and adjoint actions respectively. We ask whether or not maps with these properties can be constructed for other algebraic groups. We show that the answer is usually "no", with a few exceptions. In particular, we show that a Cayley map for the group SL_n exists if and only if n <= 3. This answers an old question of Luna.
dc.description47 pages, 2 figures. To appear in J. Amer. Math. Soc. This version incorporates a number of minor revisions and improvements
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0409004
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0409004
dc.identifierJournal of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 19 (2006), no. 4, 921-967. Electronically published on February 6, 2006.
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124882
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject14L35, 14L40, 14L30, 17B45, 20C10
dc.titleCayley groups
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