sl(n,R)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:group_of_people
gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:actsOn real projective space
gptkbp:centralTo {I} for n odd, {I, -I} for n even
gptkbp:connects yes
gptkbp:defines group of n×n real matrices with determinant 1
gptkbp:dimensions n^2 - 1
gptkbp:field real numbers
gptkbp:fullName special linear group of degree n over the real numbers
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:GL(n,R)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sl(n,R)
gptkbp:isSimple yes, for n > 2
gptkbp:Lie_algebra sl(n,R) (Lie algebra)
gptkbp:maximal_compact_subgroup gptkb:SO(n)
gptkbp:non-compact yes
gptkbp:notation SL(n,ℝ)
gptkbp:real_rank n-1
gptkbp:used_in differential geometry
physics
representation theory
algebraic groups
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:special_linear_group_SL(n,R)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7