The classification of real forms of simple irreducible pseudo-Hermitian symmetric spaces

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to classify the real forms $M$ of simple irreducible pseudo-Hermitian symmetric spaces $G/R$ with $G$ non-compact. That provides an extension of Jaffee's results (Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. '75; J. Differential Geom. '78), Leung's result (J. Differential Geom. '79) and Takeuchi's result (Tohoku Math. J. '84) concerning the classification of real forms of irreducible Hermitian symmetric spaces of the non-compact type. Moreover, that enables us to classify the pairs of simple para-Hermitian symmetric Lie algebras and their para-holomorphic involutions, which includes Kaneyuki-Kozai's result (Tokyo J. Math. '85) of the classification of simple para-Hermitian symmetric Lie algebras.