Let
G be either
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GLn(K) and let
C be a conjugacy class of
G. We give conditions under which the intersection of a Bruhat cell of
G and a conjugacy class
C of
G is not empty
and we show how to make some progress towards an algorithm which under certain conditions produces elements in this intersection. This is a continuation of an earlier investigation [E.W. Ellers, N. Gordeev, Intersection of conjugacy classes with Bruhat cells in Chevalley groups, Pacific J. Math. 214 (2) (2004) 245–261. MR 2004m:20091]
and part of a larger program intended to deal with the above intersection problem for all Chevalley groups.