Grassmannian Realizations of Classical Pseudo-Riemannian Symmetric Spaces
We establish a unified fixed-point Grassmannian framework for the classical pseudo-Riemannian symmetric spaces from Berger's classification. For a classical group $G=\mathop{\mathrm{Aut}}(V,b)$, we identify $G$ with the open graph-like locus inside an ordinary or maximal-isotropic Grassmannian $\overline{G}$. Natural involutions of $\overline{G}$ are constructed via classical forms, compatible scalar structures, and subspace configurations. We explicitly describe the full fixed loci of these involutions in terms of classical Grassmannians. The corresponding graph-like fixed loci (or their signature strata) are identified, respectively, with the moduli spaces of classical forms, compatible scalar structures, and subspace configurations; these moduli spaces coincide with classical pseudo-Riemannian symmetric spaces. In summary, the 54 classical series are organized into four families: 10 group-type models, 7 classical-form Grassmannians, 20 scalar-structure Grassmannians, and 17 subspace-configuration Grassmannians.
Authors
- Naichung Conan Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-5295)
- Yunxia Chen
Publication Details
- Journal
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Published
- 2026-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2610.36724
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Algebra and Geometry
- Type
- preprint