Geometric interpretation of quantitative instability

MaRDI QIDQ6409666zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Omri Nisan Solan, Nattalie Tamam

Publication date 3 September 2022

Abstract: Given a real algebraic group $G$ acting on a linear space $V$, a vector $vinV$ is called unstable if $0inoverlineGv-Gv$. A fundamental theorem of Kempf in geometric invariant theory states that $v$ is unstable if and only if there is a one-parameter subgroup $A$ of $G$ such that $Av$ is unstable. Assuming $G$ is a semisimple real algebraic $mathbbQ$-group, we give a new proof to this result using a geometric interpretation of the setting. In the process, we also give a new proof of an effective version of this result by Shah and Yang. Our interpretation involves relating the length of vectors under a linear action to convex functions on certain $cat$-spaces, and bound the later from below by Busemann functions.

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