Twisted Weyl groups of Lie groups and nonabelian cohomology

For a cyclic group $A$ and a connected Lie group $G$ with an $A$-module structure (with the additional conditions that $G$ is compact and the $A$-module structure on $G$ is 1-semisimple if A\cong\ZZ), we define the twisted Weyl group $W=W(G,A,T)$, which acts on $T$ and $H^1(A,T)$, where $T$ is a maximal compact torus of $G_0^A$, the identity component of the group of invariants $G^A$. We then prove that the natural map $W\backslash H^1(A,T)\to H^1(A,G)$ is a bijection, reducing the calculation of $H^1(A,G)$ to the calculation of the action of $W$ on $T$. We also prove some properties of the twisted Weyl group $W$, one of which is that $W$ is a finite group. A new proof of a known result concerning the ranks of groups of invariants with respect to automorphisms of a compact Lie group is also given.Comment: 9 page

On the realization of Riemannian symmetric spaces in Lie groups

In this paper we give a realization of some symmetric space G/K as a closed submanifold P of G. We also give several equivalent representations of the submanifold P. Some properties of the set gK\cap P are also discussed, where gK is a coset space in G.Comment: 8 page

Zero patterns and unitary similarity

A subspace of the space, L(n), of traceless complex $n\times n$ matrices can be specified by requiring that the entries at some positions $(i,j)$ be zero. The set, $I$, of these positions is a (zero) pattern and the corresponding subspace of L(n) is denoted by $L_I(n)$. A pattern $I$ is universal if every matrix in L(n) is unitarily similar to some matrix in $L_I(n)$. The problem of describing the universal patterns is raised, solved in full for $n\le3$, and partial results obtained for $n=4$. Two infinite families of universal patterns are constructed. They give two analogues of Schur's triangularization theorem.Comment: 39 page