Let G be a connected almost simple algebraic group with a Dynkin automorphism . Let G be the connected almost simple algebraic group associated with G and . We prove that the dimension of the tensor invariant space of G is equal to the trace of on the corresponding tensor invariant space of G. We prove that if G has the saturation property then so does G . As a consequence, we show that the spin group Spin (2 n+ 1) has saturation factor 2, which strengthens the results of BelkaleKumar [1] and Sam [28] in the case of type B n.

Let <i>G</i> be a semisimple adjoint group over <b>C</b> and <i></i> be the De ConciniProcesi completion of <i>G</i>. In this paper, we define a Lagrangian subvariety of the cotangent bundle of <i></i> such that the singular support of any character sheaf on <i></i> is contained in .

We will use the combinatorics of the G-stable pieces to describe the closure relation of the partition of partial flag varieties in [L3, section 4].

We give a new description of the set {m Adm}(\mu) of admissible alcoves as an intersection of certain``obtuse cones''of alcoves, and we show this description may be given by imposing conditions vertexwise. We use this to prove the vertexwise admissibility conjecture of Pappas-Rapoport-Smithling. The same idea gives simple proofs of two ingredients used in the proof of the Kottwitz-Rapoport conjecture on existence of crystals with additional structure.

Arthur classified the discrete automorphic representations of symplectic and orthogonal groups over a number field by that of the general linear groups. In this classification, those that are not from endoscopic lifting correspond to pairs (ϕ,b), where ϕ is an irreducible unitary cuspidal automorphic representation of some general linear group and b is an integer. In this paper, we study the local components of these automorphic representations at a nonarchimedean place, and we give a complete description of them in terms of their Langlands parameters.