Mathematics – Group Theory
Scientific paper
2008-04-08
Israel Journal of Mathematics 145 (2005) 157-192
Mathematics
Group Theory
30 pages
Scientific paper
Let $G$ be an algebraic group over a field $k$. We call $g\in G(k)$ {\bf real} if $g$ is conjugate to $g^{-1}$ in $G(k)$. In this paper we study reality for groups of type $G_2$ over fields of characteristic different from 2. Let $G$ be such a group over $k$. We discuss reality for both semisimple and unipotent elements. We show that a semisimple element in $G(k)$ is real if and only if it is a product of two involutions in $G(k)$. Every unipotent element in $G(k)$ is a product of two involutions in $G(k)$. We discuss reality for $G_2$ over special fields and construct examples to show that reality fails for semisimple elements in $G_2$ over $\Q$ and $\Q_p$. We show that semisimple elements are real for $G_2$ over $k$ with $cd(k)\leq 1$. We conclude with examples of nonreal elements in $G_2$ over $k$ finite, with characteristic $k$ not 2 or 3, which are not semisimple or unipotent.
Singh Anupam
Thakur Maneesh
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