Is a codimension one closed subgroup of a connected linear algebraic group is automatically normal?

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Let $G$ be a connected linear algebraic group and let $H$ be a closed subgroup of $G$ of codimension one. Is $H$ necessarily normal?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:19

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No. Try taking a look at the $ax+b$ group -- a.k.a. the group of one-dimensional affine linear transformations -- over your favorite field, for instance.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:19

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answered Jul 14 '12 at 20:06

Pete L. Clark

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Is a codimension one closed subgroup of a connected linear algebraic group is automatically normal?

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