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A classification of spherical Schubert varieties in the Grassmannian

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Let L be any standard Levi subgroup which acts by left multiplication on a Schubert variety X(w) in the Grassmannian. We give a complete classification of the pairs L and X(w), where X(w) is a spherical variety for the action of L.

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  1. University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Reuven Hodges

  2. Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

    Venkatramani Lakshmibai

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This article is part of the “Special Issue in Memory of Professor C S Seshadri”.

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Hodges, R., Lakshmibai, V. A classification of spherical Schubert varieties in the Grassmannian. Proc Math Sci 132, 68 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12044-022-00713-3

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