Reducible subgroups of exceptional algebraic groups

Abstract: Let

G

be a simple algebraic group over an algebraically closed field. A closed subgroup

H

of

G

is called

G

-completely reducible (

G

-cr) if, whenever

H

is contained in a parabolic subgroup

P

of

G

, it is contained in a Levi factor of

P

. In this paper we complete the classification of connected

G

-cr subgroups when

G

has exceptional type, by determining the

L_{0}

-irreducible connected reductive subgroups for each simple classical factor

L_{0}

of a Levi subgroup of

G

. As an illustration, we determine all reducible,

G

-cr semisimple subgroups when

G

has type

F_{4}

and various properties thereof. This work complements results of Lawther, Liebeck, Seitz and Testerman, and is vital in classifying non-

G

-cr reductive subgroups, a project being undertaken by the authors elsewhere.

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