Special orthogonal group in n+1 dimensions

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SO(n+1)
gptkbp:application gptkb:geometry
computer graphics
physics
robotics
gptkbp:centralTo {I, -I} for even n+1
{I} for odd n+1
gptkbp:compact true
gptkbp:consistsOf (n+1)x(n+1) orthogonal matrices with determinant 1
gptkbp:definedIn real numbers
gptkbp:dimensions (n+1)n/2
gptkbp:fundamentalGroup Z_2 for n+1 > 2
trivial for n+1 = 2
gptkbp:hasConnection true
gptkbp:hasSubgroup orthogonal group in n+1 dimensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special orthogonal group in n+1 dimensions
gptkbp:identityElement identity matrix
gptkbp:isSimple true (for n+1 > 2)
gptkbp:Lie_algebra so(n+1)
gptkbp:realForm special orthogonal group over complex numbers
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:rotation_group
orthogonal group
special group
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Euclidean_space
orthogonal transformations
rotation symmetry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SO(n+1)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7