Semilinear automorphisms of classical groups and quivers

Abstract

For a classical group $G$ over a field $F$ together with a finite-order automorphism $\theta$ that acts compatibly on $F$, we describe the fixed point subgroup of $\theta$ on $G$ and the eigenspaces of $\theta$ on the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ in terms of cyclic quivers with involution. More precise classification is given when $\mathfrak{g}$ is a loop Lie algebra, i.e., when $F=\mathbb{C}((t))$.

14 pages, Accepted for publication in Science China Mathematics