Complete reducibility and subgroups of exceptional algebraic groups

This survey article has two components. The first part gives a gentle introduction to Serre's notion of \(G\)-complete reducibility, where \(G\) is a connected reductive algebraic group defined over an algebraically closed field. The second part concerns consequences of this theory when \(G\) i...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-09
Main Authors: Litterick, Alastair J, Stewart, David I, Thomas, Adam R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algebra
Fields (mathematics)
Group theory
Subgroups
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Summary:This survey article has two components. The first part gives a gentle introduction to Serre's notion of \(G\)-complete reducibility, where \(G\) is a connected reductive algebraic group defined over an algebraically closed field. The second part concerns consequences of this theory when \(G\) is simple of exceptional type, specifically its role in elucidating the subgroup structure of \(G\). The latter subject has a history going back about sixty years. We give an overview of what is known, up to the present day. We also take the opportunity to offer several corrections to the literature.
ISSN:2331-8422