The vector space of symmetric matrices of size n has a natural map to a projective space of dimension 2(n) - 1 given by the principal minors. This map extends to the Lagrangian Grassmannian LG(n, 2n) and over the complex numbers the image is de fined, as a set, by quartic equations. In case the characteristic of the field is two, it was observed that, for n = 3, 4, the image is defined by quadrics. In this paper we show that this is the case for any n and that moreover the image is the spinor variety associated to Spin(2n + 1). Since some of the motivating examples are of interest in supergravity and in the black-hole/qubit correspondence, we conclude with a brief examination of other cases related to integral Freudenthal triple systems over integral cubic Jordan algebras.
Lagrangian Grassmannians and Spinor Varieties in Characteristic Two / B. van Geemen, A. Marrani. - In: SYMMETRY, INTEGRABILITY AND GEOMETRY: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS. - ISSN 1815-0659. - 15(2019).
Titolo: | Lagrangian Grassmannians and Spinor Varieties in Characteristic Two | |
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Parole Chiave: | Lagrangian Grassmannian; spinor variety; characteristic two; Freudenthal triple system | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MAT/03 - Geometria | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2019.064 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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