Weylgruppe und Momentabbildung. (Weyl group and moment map) (Q802753)

Let a connected, reductive algebraic group G defined over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero act on an algebraic variety X. A construction is given, which assigns, to X, by means of the moment map of the cotangent bundle a finite cristallographic reflection group \(W_ X\). This group generalizes the little Weyl group of a symmetric space; one has \(W_ X=1\) iff X is horospherical, i.e. \(X=G.X^ U\), U being a maximal unipotent subgroup of G. The group \(W_ X\) is related to the equivariant compactification theory of X. The closure of the image of the moment map and the generic stabilizer of the action of G on the cotangent bundle are determined, as well as the ideal of elements of U(Lie G) which act trivially on X.