SL(n, R)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:actsOn real n-dimensional vector space
gptkbp:centralTo {I_n} if n is odd, {I_n, -I_n} if n is even
gptkbp:connects true
gptkbp:definedIn the group of n x n real matrices with determinant 1
gptkbp:dimensions n^2 - 1
gptkbp:fullName Special Linear Group of degree n over the real numbers
gptkbp:hasFiniteCenter true
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:GL(n,_R)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SL(n, R)
gptkbp:identityElement identity matrix
matrix inverse
gptkbp:isAlgebraicGroup true
gptkbp:isMatrixGroup true
gptkbp:isSimple true for n > 2
gptkbp:isSimpleConnected false for n > 2
gptkbp:Lie_algebra gptkb:sl(n,_R)
gptkbp:maximalCompactSubgroup gptkb:SO(n)
gptkbp:noncompact true
gptkbp:notation SL_n(R)
gptkbp:realForm gptkb:SL(n,_C)
gptkbp:relatedGroup matrix multiplication
gptkbp:universalCover universal covering group of SL(n, R)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:algebraic_geometry
differential geometry
number theory
physics
representation theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SO(n)
gptkb:special_linear_group_SL(n,_R)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6