Talk:Group of Lie type

message: I'm concerned that the definition given here is wrong for the generality that is being requested. I don't think PSL_n for example is an algebraic group (scheme). There is SL_n of course, but when you factor out the center, you get PGL_n. But PGL_n(q) is not always PSL_n(q). I think what is described here is a 'finite reductive group'.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.110.104 (talk) 00:24, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, I've just looked at the article and can't see a definition anywhere.  "A group closely related to the group, G(k), of rational points of a reductive linear algebraic group" isn't really a definition at all.  We really need somebody who is familiar with such groups to write a definition for the article.  In doing so, WP:MTAA would be something to consider. — Smjg (talk) 11:20, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:   I've reworded the intro to better reflect the terminology as it is commonly used. Does it look better? Mark MacD (talk) 05:50, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition 

message: perhaps a note on how these differ from Lie groups? MarSch 14:48, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: AFAIK, a Lie group is a special case of a group of Lie type, with the field being Reals or Complex numbers, in which case the group obtains an extra structure of a smooth manifold. This is certainly true for most examples in Lie group article, but there are some, of which I have no idea (like Lorentz and Poincare) if they can be identifyed as groups of Lie type... --SH 111 07:29, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relation to Lie groups 

message: I was exploring some algebra pages, and I found this one. I don't know much about lie groups, and this page sounded very awkward to me. The text felt pieced together. Two examples: Under Classical Groups the article refers to "this question" -- which question? Also, under Chevalley groups, it refers to "the theory" -- what thoery? So, if anyone has some free time, this would be a good place to do some copyedit :) - grubber 02:14, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing information 

message: References to all Dickson's papers on the exceptional Lie groups would be useful.
66.130.86.141 (talk) 12:17, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Dickson

message: Why does the Graph automorphism article just talk in generalities about automorphisms of graphs, and never talk about Lie groups?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.202.223.192 (talk) 17:12, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Graph Automorphisms

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