Fundamental group of the special orthogonal group SO(n)
Also, if I'm not mistaken, Steenrod gives a more direct argument in "Topology of Fibre Bundles," but he might be using the long exact sequence of a fibration (which you mentioned).
Dimension of SO (n) and its generators - Mathematics Stack …
Nov 18, 2015 · The generators of $SO(n)$ are pure imaginary antisymmetric $n \\times n$ matrices. How can this fact be used to show that the dimension of $SO(n)$ is $\\frac{n(n-1 ...
lie groups - Lie Algebra of SO (n) - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Apr 24, 2017 · Welcome to the language barrier between physicists and mathematicians. Physicists prefer to use hermitian operators, while mathematicians are not biased towards …
Homotopy groups O(N) and SO(N): $\\pi_m(O(N))$ v.s.
Oct 3, 2017 · I have known the data of $\\pi_m(SO(N))$ from this Table: $$\\overset{\\displaystyle\\qquad\\qquad\\qquad\\qquad\\qquad\\qquad\\quad\\textbf{Homotopy …
Prove that the manifold $SO (n)$ is connected
The question really is that simple: Prove that the manifold $SO (n) \subset GL (n, \mathbb {R})$ is connected. it is very easy to see that the elements of $SO (n ...
Why $\\operatorname{Spin}(n)$ is the double cover of $SO(n)$?
Dec 16, 2024 · You can let $\text {Spin} (n)$ act on $\mathbb {S}^ {n-1}$ through $\text {SO} (n)$. Since $\text {Spin} (n-1)\subset\text {Spin} (n)$ maps to $\text {SO} (n-1)\subset\text {SO} (n)$, …
What is the relationship between SL (n) and SO (n)?
I'm in Linear Algebra right now and we're mostly just working with vector spaces, but they're introducing us to the basic concepts of fields and groups in preparation taking for Abstract …
Are $O(n)$ and $SO(n)\\times Z_2$ homeomorphic as topological …
Mar 29, 2024 · I'm working through Problem 4.16 in Armstrong's Basic Topology, which has the following questions: Prove that $O (n)$ is homeomorphic to $SO (n) \times Z_2$. Are ...
Distinguishing $SU(n)$ from $SO(n)$ - Mathematics Stack Exchange
May 24, 2017 · Suppose that I have a group $G$ that is either $SU(n)$ (special unitary group) or $SO(n)$ (special orthogonal group) for some $n$ that I don't know. Which "questions ...
orthogonal matrices - Irreducible representations of $SO (N ...
Sep 21, 2020 · I'm looking for a reference/proof where I can understand the irreps of $SO(N)$. I'm particularly interested in the case when $N=2M$ is even, and I'm really only ...