Gromov width of non-regular coadjoint orbits of U(n), SO(2n) and SO(2n + 1)

DOI10.4310/MRL.2014.V21.N1.A15zbMATH Open1300.53076arXiv1302.7213OpenAlexW2963487932MaRDI QIDQ743736FDOQ743736

Authors: Milena D. Pabiniak 

Publication date: 30 September 2014

Published in: Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let G be a compact connected Lie group G and T its maximal torus. The coadjoint orbit O_lambda through lambda in Lie(T)^* is canonically a symplectic manifold. Therefore we can ask the question about its Gromov width. In many known cases the Gromov width is exactly the minimum over the set {< alpha_j^{vee},lambda > ; alpha_j^{vee} a coroot and < alpha_j^{vee},lambda > positive}. We show that the Gromov width of coadjoint orbits of the unitary group and of most of the coadjoint orbits of the special orthogonal group is at least the above minimum. The proof uses the torus action coming from the Gelfand-Tsetlin system.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.7213

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zbMATH Keywords

unitary groupspecial orthogonal groupGelfand-Tsetlin system

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Coadjoint orbits; nilpotent varieties (17B08) Symplectic manifolds (general theory) (53D05) Global theory of symplectic and contact manifolds (53D35) Symplectic and contact topology in high or arbitrary dimension (57R17)

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