A decomposition theorem for simple Lie groups associated with parahermitian symmetric spaces (Q1102558)

The author considers a simple parahermitian symmetric space M whose Weyl group W(M) coincides with the Weyl group W(M *) of the fiber M * of the Berger fibration of M. Then, a decomposition theorem for the semisimple Lie group G of automorphisms of M is established. If K is a \(\sigma\)- stable maximal compact subgroup of G and C is the split Cartan subgroup of G, then it is shown that the group G can be expressed as \(G=KCH_{\ell}\) \((0\leq \ell \leq r=\dim C)\). Here \(H_ 0\) is the isotropy subgroup of G at a point in M, and \(H_{\ell}\) (1\(\leq \ell \leq r)\) is the isotropy subgroup of G at a point on the boundary of M in a certain compactification of M. A comparison of this decomposition theorem with some previous results is also given.