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In mathematics, the special linear group SL(n, R) of degree n over a commutative ring R is the set of n × n matrices with determinant 1, with the group operations of ordinary matrix multiplication and matrix inversion. This is the normal subgroup of the general linear group given by the kernel of the determinant
SL(2, R) is the group of all linear transformations of R 2 that preserve oriented area. It is isomorphic to the symplectic group Sp(2, R) and the special unitary group SU(1, 1). It is also isomorphic to the group of unit-length coquaternions. The group SL ± (2, R) preserves unoriented area: it may reverse orientation.
special orthogonal group: real orthogonal matrices with determinant 1 Y 0 Z n=2 Z 2 n>2 Spin(n) n>2 SO(1) is a single point and SO(2) is isomorphic to the circle group, SO(3) is the rotation group of the sphere. so(n) n(n−1)/2 SE(n) special euclidean group: group of rigid body motions in n-dimensional space. N 0 se(n) n + n(n−1)/2 Spin(n)
In mathematics, the special linear Lie algebra of order over a field, denoted or (,), is the Lie algebra of all the matrices (with entries in ) with trace zero and with the Lie bracket [,]:= given by the commutator. This algebra is well studied and understood, and is often used as a model for the study of other Lie algebras.
PSL(2, 2) is isomorphic to the symmetric group S 3, and PSL(2, 3) is isomorphic to alternating group A 4. In fact, PSL(2, 7) is the second smallest nonabelian simple group, after the alternating group A 5 = PSL(2, 5) = PSL(2, 4). The number of conjugacy classes and irreducible representations is 6. The sizes of conjugacy classes are 1, 21, 42 ...
For a field F, the generalized special unitary group over F, SU(p, q; F), is the group of all linear transformations of determinant 1 of a vector space of rank n = p + q over F which leave invariant a nondegenerate, Hermitian form of signature (p, q). This group is often referred to as the special unitary group of signature p q over F.
Since all symplectic matrices have determinant 1, the symplectic group is a subgroup of the special linear group SL(2n, F). When n = 1, the symplectic condition on a matrix is satisfied if and only if the determinant is one, so that Sp(2, F) = SL(2, F). For n > 1, there are additional conditions, i.e. Sp(2n, F) is then a proper subgroup of SL ...
The free group F S with free generating set S can be constructed as follows. S is a set of symbols, and we suppose for every s in S there is a corresponding "inverse" symbol, s −1, in a set S −1. Let T = S ∪ S −1, and define a word in S to be any written product of elements of T. That is, a word in S is an element of the monoid ...