MVW-extensions of quaternionic classical groups. (Q2249619)
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MVW-extensions of quaternionic classical groups. (English)
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3 July 2014
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An MVW-involution of a group is defined as an involution \(\varphi\) such that \(\varphi (x)\) and \(x^{-1}\) are similar for every element \(x\) of the group. It is claimed that in the real quaternionic symplectic group \(Sp(p,q)\) and in the real quaternionic orthogonal group \(O^*(2n)\), every element is conjugate to its inverse. The authors interpret this as ``the identity map may be viewed as an MVW-involution.'' Since the identity map is not an involution for non-commutative groups, this interpretation is hard to swallow.
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classical groups
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quaternion algebras
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MVW-extensions
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MVW-involutions
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