Note on the cortex of two-step nilpotent Lie algebras

TL;DR

This paper constructs specific 4-dimensional two-step nilpotent Lie algebras whose duals' cortex is a projective algebraic set, generalizing previous examples with a polynomial of degree d.

Contribution

It introduces a family of Lie algebras with cortex as zero sets of homogeneous polynomials of degree d, expanding understanding of dual space structures.

Findings

Cortex of dual Lie algebra is a projective algebraic set.

Cortex is the zero set of a homogeneous polynomial of degree d.

Generalizes previous examples to higher degrees.

Abstract

In this paper, we construct an example of a family of $4d$-dimensional two-step nilpotent Lie algebras $(\frak g_d)_{d\geq 2}$ so that the cortex of the dual of each $\frak g_d$ is a projective algebraic set. More precisely, we show that the cortex of each dual $\frak g_d^*$ of $\frak g_d$ is the zero set of a homogeneous polynomial of degree $d$. This example is a generalization of one given in "Irreducible representations of locally compact groups that cannot be Hausdorff separated from the identity representation" by "{\sc M.E.B. Bekka, and E. Kaniuth}".