Mapping the geometry of the F₄ group

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DOI10.4310/ATMP.2008.V12.N4.A6zbMATH Open1145.22300arXiv0705.3978OpenAlexW1994486299MaRDI QIDQ943576FDOQ943576

Bianca L. Cerchiai, Sergio L. Cacciatori, Antonio Scotti, F. Bernardoni

Publication date: 9 September 2008

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we present a construction of the compact form of the exceptional Lie group F4 by exponentiating the corresponding Lie algebra f4. We realize F4 as the automorphisms group of the exceptional Jordan algebra, whose elements are 3 x 3 hermitian matrices with octonionic entries. We use a parametrization which generalizes the Euler angles for SU(2) and is based on the fibration of F4 via a Spin(9) subgroup as a fiber. This technique allows us to determine an explicit expression for the Haar invariant measure on the F4 group manifold. Apart from shedding light on the structure of F4 and its coset manifold OP2=F4/Spin(9), the octonionic projective plane, these results are a prerequisite for the study of E6, of which F4 is a (maximal) subgroup.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.3978




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