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We study the existence of a paving by affine spaces of Springer fibers. In particular, we prove that in the case of simple groups not of type E8 such pavings exist.
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De Concini, C., Maffei, A. Paving Springer fibers for E7. Proc Math Sci 132, 69 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12044-022-00704-4
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