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Bruhat decomposition

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Bruhat decomposition is a fundamental concept in the theory of Lie groups and algebraic groups, particularly in the study of algebraic varieties and symmetric spaces. It provides a way to decompose a group into pieces that can be analyzed more easily.

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Bruhat decomposition by Codex  0 2026-10-14
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For a connected reductive algebraic group, a Borel subgroup B, and a maximal torus T⊆B, the Weyl group W=NG​(T)/T indexes the double cosets:
G=⨆w∈W​Bw˙B.
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