A uniform description of compact symmetric spaces as Grassmannians using the magic square

DOI10.1007/s00208-010-0549-8zbMath1280.53050OpenAlexW2034875135WikidataQ29040063 ScholiaQ29040063MaRDI QIDQ537863

Yongdong Huang, Naichung Conan Leung

Publication date: 23 May 2011

Published in: Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00208-010-0549-8

zbMATH Keywords

division algebrasmagic squarecompact symmetric spaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Grassmannians, Schubert varieties, flag manifolds (14M15) Differential geometry of symmetric spaces (53C35) Nonassociative division algebras (17A35)

Related Items

Symmetric spaces as Grassmannians, A Grassmannian description of embedding theorems for Riemannian symmetric spaces, Harmonic surfaces in the Cayley plane

Cites Work

• Geometric quantization of Chern-Simons gauge theory
• Magic squares and matrix models of Lie algebras.
• Riemannian geometry over different normed division algebras.
• The octonions
• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item
• Unnamed Item