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Kneser–Tits for a rank 1 form of $E_6$ (after Veldkamp)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2007

Skip Garibaldi
Skip Garibaldi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USAskip@member.ams.org
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Abstract

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We prove the Kneser-Tits conjecture for groups of index $^2E^{29}_{6,1}$ using an argument inspired by a 1968 paper by Veldkamp. We also prove that these groups are stably rational varieties.

Keywords

Kneser–Titsexceptional groupstably rational20G15
Type
Research Article
Information
Compositio Mathematica , Volume 143 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 191 - 200
Copyright
Foundation Compositio Mathematica 2007