SL(n, F)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkbp:actsOn vector space F^n
gptkbp:centralTo set of scalar matrices with n-th roots of unity
gptkbp:definedIn set of n x n matrices with determinant 1 over field F
gptkbp:degree n
gptkbp:determinant 1
gptkbp:field F
gptkbp:fullName special linear group of degree n over field F
gptkbp:generation elementary matrices
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:GL(n,_F)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SL(n, F)
gptkbp:identityElement identity matrix
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:geometry
number theory
representation theory
algebraic group theory
gptkbp:isQuotientOf projective special linear group PSL(n, F)
gptkbp:isSimple true for n > 2 and F not of small order
gptkbp:notation gptkb:SL(n,_F)
gptkbp:operator matrix multiplication
gptkbp:order finite if F is finite
gptkbp:relatedTo determinant function
linear transformations with determinant 1
gptkbp:type gptkb:algebraic_geometry
Lie group (if F = R or C)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:orthogonal_group
gptkb:Special_linear_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5