SL(n)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:application gptkb:algebraic_geometry
physics
representation theory
linear algebra
gptkbp:centralTo scalar matrices with n-th roots of unity
gptkbp:definedIn group of n x n matrices with determinant 1
gptkbp:dimensions n^2 - 1
gptkbp:field arbitrary field
gptkbp:firstAppearance 19th century
gptkbp:fullName special linear group of degree n
gptkbp:generation elementary matrices
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:GL(n)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SL(n)
gptkbp:namedFor mathematicians in group theory
gptkbp:notation gptkb:SL(n,_F)
gptkbp:order finite when F is finite field
product_{k=0}^{n-1}(q^n - q^k) / (q-1)
gptkbp:property Lie group when F = R or C
simple group for n > 2 and F algebraically closed
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:orthogonal_group_O(n)
gptkb:unitary_group_U(n)
general linear group GL(n)
projective special linear group PSL(n)
gptkbp:type gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:geometry
number theory
study of symmetries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SL(2)
gptkb:special_linear_group_SL(n)
gptkb:GL(n)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7