Compact dual of a period domain 2026-10-14
The compact dual is the complex projective flag variety imposing prescribed filtration dimensions and , but neither real opposition nor positivity. In weight one it is the complex Lagrangian Grassmannian. In polarized K3 weight two it is an isotropic-line quadric.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2024 iii Paper 146 1 b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The unitary group acts on the Lagrangian Grassmannian by . Every Lagrangian subspace has an orthonormal basis, and adjoining its -image gives a unitary basis, so this action is transitive. The stabilizer of the standard real subspace consists exactly of real unitary matrices, namely . Henceis a continuous bijection from a compact space to a Hausdorff space and is therefore a homeomorphism.
For , every line in is Lagrangian. ThusConcretely, the line making angle with the real axis corresponds to .