Structure of groups of rational points of classical algebraic groups over number fields (Q921120): Difference between revisions

The present paper discusses the structure of groups of rational points of classical algebraic groups over an algebraic number field K. The authors prove that, if G is a simple, simply connected algebraic group over K, which is of one of the following types: \(B_{\ell}\) (\(\ell \geq 2)\), \(C_{\ell}\) (\(\ell \geq 2)\), \(D_{\ell}\) (\(\ell \geq 4\), except \({}^ 3D_ 4\) and \({}^ 6D_ 4)\), or the special unitary group \(SU_ m(L| K,f)\) of type \({}^ 2A_{m-1}\) (m\(\geq 3)\), of a non-degenerate m-dimensional Hermitian form f over a quadratic extension \(L| K\), then \(G_ K\) is projectively simple. The authors also prove that, if G is a simple K-defined group of type \(G_ 2\), then \(G_ k\) does not have proper non-central normal subgroups, i.e., \(G_ K\) is projectively simple.