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coadjoint action
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vector space, n-vector space
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induced representation, Frobenius reciprocity
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orbit, coadjoint orbit, Killing form
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unitary representation
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geometric quantization, coherent state
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socle, quiver
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Geometric representation theory
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D-module, perverse sheaf,
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Definition
For a Lie group with Lie algebra , the coadjoint action or coadjoint representation of is the action/representation on the dual vector space which is dual to the adjoint action of on .
An orbit of the coadjoint action is accordingly called a coadjoint orbit.
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