Talk:Algebraic group

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Every algebraic group G contains a linear subgroup H such that G/H is an abelian variety, but the sequence 1 -> H -> G -> G/H -> 1 is in general not split. Hence it is wrong to say that G is a semidirect product of H and G/H. Joerg Winkelmann 11:53, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

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