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Unitary groups as stabilizers of orbits

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We show that a finite unitary group which has orbits spanning the whole space is necessarily the setwise stabilizer of a certain orbit.

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  1. Institut für Mathematik, Universität Rostock, Ulmenstr. 69, Haus 3, 18057, Rostock, Germany

    Erik Friese

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The author is partially supported by DFG-grant SCHU 1503/6-1.

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Friese, E. Unitary groups as stabilizers of orbits. Arch. Math. 109, 101–103 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-017-1065-9

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