Department of Mathematics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850 ; Department of Mathematics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078
Abstract:
Let be a real semisimple Lie group with Lie algebra . The Kostant-Sekiguchi correspondence is a bijection between nilpotent orbits on and nilpotent orbits on . In this note we prove that the closure relations among nilpotent orbits are preserved under the Kostant-Sekiguchi correspondence. The techniques rely on work of M. Vergne and P. Kronheimer.