Kostant's convexity theorem and the compact classical groups

Linear and Multilinear Algebra

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 87-113

  Tam, Tin Yau ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical groups; Convex hull; Convexity; Orbit

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944439700     PISSN: 03081087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081089708818518     Document Type: Article

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