Invariant ordering on the simply connected covering of the Shilov boundary of a symmetric domain

Abstract

The Shilov boundary of a symmetric domain D = G/K of tube type has the form G/P, where P is a maximal parabolic subgroup of the group G. We prove that the simply connected covering of the Shilov boundary possesses a unique (up to inversion) invariant ordering, which is induced by the continuous invariant ordering on the simply connected covering of G and can readily be described in terms of the corresponding Jordan algebra.