The E-normal structure of odd dimensional unitary groups

TL;DR

This paper introduces odd dimensional unitary groups, classifies their E-normal subgroups under certain ring conditions, and studies their conjugation actions, extending known structures in algebraic group theory.

Contribution

It defines a new class of odd dimensional unitary groups and classifies their E-normal subgroups, expanding understanding of their algebraic structure.

Findings

Classified E-normal subgroups of $U_{2n+1}(R, riangle)$ for specific rings.

Established the conjugation action of these groups on E-normal subgroups.

Unified various classical groups within the odd dimensional unitary group framework.

Abstract

In this paper we define odd dimensional unitary groups $U_{2n+1}(R,\Delta)$. These groups contain as special cases the odd dimensional general linear groups $GL_{2n+1}(R)$ where $R$ is any ring, the odd dimensional orthogonal and symplectic groups $O_{2n+1}(R)$ and $Sp_{2n+1}(R)$ where $R$ is any commutative ring and further the first author's even dimensional unitary groups $U_{2n}(R,\Lambda)$ where $(R,\Lambda)$ is any form ring. We classify the E-normal subgroups of the groups $U_{2n+1}(R,\Delta)$ (i.e. the subgroups which are normalized by the elementary subgroup $EU_{2n+1}(R,\Delta)$), under the condition that $R$ is either a semilocal or quasifinite ring with involution and $n\geq 3$. Further we investigate the action of $U_{2n+1}(R,\Delta)$ by conjugation on the set of all E-normal subgroups.