ad-Nilpotent ideals of a Borel subalgebra II

We provide an explicit bijection between the ad-nilpotent ideals of a Borel subalgebra of a simple Lie algebra g and the orbits of \check{Q}/(h+1)\check{Q} under the Weyl group (\check{Q} being the coroot lattice and h the Coxeter number of g). From this result we deduce in a uniform way a counting formula for the ad-nilpotent ideals.Comment: AMS-TeX file, 9 pages; revised version. To appear in Journal of Algebr

On some modules of covariants for a reflection group

Let $\mathfrak g$ be a simple Lie algebra with Cartan subalgebra $\mathfrak h$ and Weyl group $W$. We build up a graded map $(\mathcal H\otimes \bigwedge\mathfrak h\otimes \mathfrak h)^W\to (\bigwedge \mathfrak g\otimes \mathfrak g)^\mathfrak g$ of $(\bigwedge \mathfrak g)^\mathfrak g\cong S(\mathfrak h)^W$-modules, where $\mathcal H$ is the space of $W$-harmonics. In this way we prove an enhanced form of a conjecture of Reeder for the adjoint representation. New version with different title. Various improvements. New section 7.Comment: 18 Page

Spherical nilpotent orbits and abelian subalgebras in isotropy representations

Let $G$ be a simply connected semisimple algebraic group with Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$, let $G_0 \subset G$ be the symmetric subgroup defined by an algebraic involution $\sigma$ and let $\mathfrak g_1 \subset \mathfrak g$ be the isotropy representation of $G_0$. Given an abelian subalgebra $\mathfrak a$ of $\mathfrak g$ contained in $\mathfrak g_1$ and stable under the action of some Borel subgroup $B_0 \subset G_0$, we classify the $B_0$-orbits in $\mathfrak a$ and we characterize the sphericity of $G_0 \mathfrak a$. Our main tool is the combinatorics of $\sigma$-minuscule elements in the affine Weyl group of $\mathfrak g$ and that of strongly orthogonal roots in Hermitian symmetric spaces.Comment: Latex file, 29 pages, minor revision, to appear in Journal of the London Mathematical Societ

The adjoint representation inside the exterior algebra of a simple Lie algebra

For a simple complex Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ we study the space of invariants $A=\left( \bigwedge \mathfrak g^*\otimes\mathfrak g^*\right)^{\mathfrak g}$, (which describes the isotypic component of type $\mathfrak g$ in $\bigwedge \mathfrak g^*$) as a module over the algebra of invariants $\left(\bigwedge \mathfrak g^*\right)^{\mathfrak g}$. As main result we prove that $A$ is a free module, of rank twice the rank of $\mathfrak g$, over the exterior algebra generated by all primitive invariants in $(\bigwedge \mathfrak g^*)^{\mathfrak g}$, with the exception of the one of highest degree.Comment: Final version. More misprints corrected. To appear in Advances in Mathematic

Abelian subalgebras in Z_2-graded Lie algebras and affine Weyl groups

Let g=g_0+ g_1 be a simple Z_2-graded Lie algebra and let b_0 be a fixed Borel subalgebra of g_0. We describe and enumerate the abelian b_0-stable subalgebras of g_1.Comment: 21 pages, amstex file. Minor corrections. Introduction slightly expanded. To appear in IMR

The W^\hat W-orbit of ρ\rho, Kostant's formula for powers of the Euler product and affine Weyl groups as permutations of Z

Let an affine Weyl group $\hat W$ act as a group of affine transformations on a real vector space V. We analyze the $\hat W$-orbit of a regular element in V and deduce applications to Kostant's formula for powers of the Euler product and to the representations of $\hat W$ as permutations of the integers.Comment: Latex, 27 pages, minor corrections, to appear in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebr

Nilpotent orbits of height 2 and involutions in the affine Weyl group

Let G be an almost simple group over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic zero, let g be its Lie algebra and let B be a Borel subgroup of G. Then B acts with finitely many orbits on the variety N_2 of the nilpotent elements in g whose height is at most 2. We provide a parametrization of the B-orbits in N_2 in terms of subsets of pairwise orthogonal roots, and we provide a complete description of the inclusion order among the B-orbit closures in terms of the Bruhat order on certain involutions in the affine Weyl group of g.Comment: v2: 28 pages, 1 table. Minor revision. To appear in Indag. Mat