On the Chern character of symmetric spaces related to \(\text{SU}(n)\) (Q1332789)

Let \(G\) be a compact Lie group with an involutive automorphism \(s: G\to G\) and \(F\) a closed connected subgroup of \(G\) such that \(G^ s:= \{x\in G\); \(s(x)= x\}\supset F\supset (G^ s)_ 0\), the identity connected component of \(G^ s\). Then the quotient \(M= G/F\) is a compact symmetric pair. Choose in \(G\) an \(s\)-invariant maximal torus \(T\) and denote by \(\Delta= \{\alpha_ i\}_{i\in I}\) the set of simple roots of \((G,T)\). The roots \(\alpha_ i\), \(i\in I\), can be regarded as elements of the cohomology group \(H^ 2(BT;\mathbb{Q})\) of the classifying space \(BT\) of the torus \(T\). Denote by \(\{\omega_ i\}_{i\in I}\) the system of fundamental weights. The Weyl group \(W(G)\) acts on \(H^*(BT,\mathbb{Z})\) and \(H^*(G,\mathbb{Z})\cong H^*(BT,\mathbb{Z})^{W(G)}\cong\mathbb{Z}[c_ i,\;i\in I]\). One can apply this machinery to the group \(F\) to have \(H^*(F,\mathbb{Z})\cong H^*(BT',\mathbb{Z})^{W(F)}\cong\mathbb{Z}[q_ i,\;i\in I']\). Denote by \(t_ i\) the dominant weights, then one can choose \(c_ i= \sigma_ i (t_ i\;i\in I)\), \(q_ i= \sigma_ i (t_ i\), \(i\in I')\), where \(I' \subset I\) and \(\sigma_ i\) are the elementary symmetric polynomials. The \(K\)-group \(K^* (G)\) of compact connected Lie group \(G\) with torsion-free fundamental group has the structure of a \(\mathbb{Z}/(2)\)-graded Hopf algebra and if \(G\) is semi-simple the representation ring \(R(G)= \mathbb{Z} [\rho_ 1, \dots, \rho_ I]\) and \(K^* (G)\) is the exterior algebra \(\Lambda_ \mathbb{Z} (\beta (\rho_ 1), \dots, \beta (\rho_ I))\), where \(\beta (\rho_ i)\) are primitive [\textit{L. Hodgkin}, Topology 6, 1- 36 (1967; Zbl 0186.571)]. The \(K\)-group \(K^* (G/F)\) was defined by \textit{H. Minami} [Osaka J. Math. 12, 623-634 (1975; Zbl 0316.57024)]. In a previous paper [Osaka J. Math. 22, 463-488 (1985; Zbl 0579.57020)] the author computed the Chern character \(ch: K^* (G)\to H^* (G, \mathbb{Q})\) for low rank Lie groups and in the paper under review, for symmetric pairs: \(ch: K^* (G/F)\to H^* (G/F; \mathbb{Q})\), for two cases \(G/F= \text{SU} (2n)/ \text{Sp} (n)\) and \(G/F= \text{SU} (2n+1)/ \text{SO} (2n+1)\) and also for \(\text{SU} (n+1)\) and \(\text{SO} (2n+1)\). The main tools he uses are the inclusions \(K^* (G/F) \hookrightarrow K^* (G)\), \(H^* (G/F) \hookrightarrow H^* (G)\) and the exact formulae for Chern characters for Lie group case \(ch: K^*(G)\to H^*(G)\).