Abstract:
Let V be a complex semi-simple Jordan algebra. Its automorphism group acts on the n-fold product of V via the diagonal action. In the talk, this action is studied and a characterization of the closed orbits is given.
In the case of a complex reductive linear algebraic group and the adjoint action on its Lie algebra, the closed orbits are precisely the orbits through semi-simple elements. More generally, a result of R. W. Richardson characterizes the closed orbits of the diagonal action on the n-fold product of the Lie algebra. A similar condition can be found in the case of Jordan algebras. It turns out that the orbit through an n-tuple x=(x1,…,xn) is closed if and only if the Jordan subalgebra generated by x1,…,xn is semi-simple.