SO(N)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:actsOn N-dimensional real vector space
gptkbp:application gptkb:geometry
computer vision
physics
robotics
gptkbp:centralTo {I} for odd N, {I, -I} for even N
gptkbp:compact true
gptkbp:connects true
gptkbp:containsElement N x N orthogonal matrices with determinant 1
gptkbp:determinant 1
gptkbp:dimensions N(N-1)/2
gptkbp:field real numbers
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Special_Orthogonal_Group_in_N_dimensions
gptkbp:fundamentalGroup Z for N=2, Z_2 for N>2
gptkbp:generation antisymmetric matrices
gptkbp:hasSubgroup O(N)
gptkbp:homogeneousSpace gptkb:sphere_S^{N-1}
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SO(N)
gptkbp:isomorphicTo SU(2) for SO(3)
U(1) for SO(2)
gptkbp:isSimple N ≥ 5
gptkbp:Lie_algebra so(N)
gptkbp:maximalTorus rank floor(N/2)
gptkbp:notation gptkb:SO(N,_ℝ)
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:rotation_group
orthogonal group
gptkbp:relatedTo conservation of angular momentum
rotation symmetry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gauge_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5