sl(n, C)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:automorphismGroup gptkb:PGL(n,_C)
gptkbp:CartanSubalgebra diagonal trace zero matrices
gptkbp:centralTo 0
gptkbp:defines the Lie algebra of n x n complex matrices with trace zero
gptkbp:dimensions n^2 - 1
gptkbp:field complex numbers
gptkbp:fullName special linear Lie algebra over the complex numbers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sl(n, C)
gptkbp:isomorphicTo gptkb:A_{n-1}_Lie_algebra
gptkbp:isSimple true
gptkbp:KillingForm non-degenerate
gptkbp:rank n-1
gptkbp:realForm gptkb:sl(n,_R)
su(n)
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:SL(n,_C)
gptkbp:representationTheory well-studied
gptkbp:structureConstants [E_{ij}, E_{kl}] = δ_{jk}E_{il} - δ_{il}E_{kj}
gptkbp:type A_{n-1}
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:theoretical_physics
differential geometry
representation theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:semisimple_Lie_algebras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6