Peter–Weyl theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo compact topological groups
gptkbp:consequence every continuous function on a compact group can be uniformly approximated by finite linear combinations of matrix coefficients of irreducible representations
gptkbp:field harmonic analysis
representation theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter–Weyl theorem
gptkbp:implies matrix coefficients of irreducible representations are dense in the space of continuous functions on the group
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Fritz_Peter
gptkb:Hermann_Weyl
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Mathematische_Annalen
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Pontryagin_duality
Fourier analysis
orthonormal basis
unitary representation
gptkbp:state the regular representation of a compact group decomposes into a direct sum of irreducible unitary representations
gptkbp:year 1927
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fritz_Peter
gptkb:Lie_group
gptkb:Lie_groups
gptkb:Representation_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5