special linear groups
special linear groups is the plural of special linear group.
Meaning of special linear group
Noun
special linear group (plural special linear groups)
- For given field F and order n, the group of n×n matrices with determinant 1, with the group operations of matrix multiplication and matrix inversion.
- The complex special linear group SL(n, C) is the subgroup of GL(n, C) consisting of matrices with determinant one.[…]The special linear groups are sometimes also called unimodular groups.1972, Johan G. F. Belinfante, Bernard Kolman, A Survey of Lie Groups and Lie Algebras with Applications and Computational Methods, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, page 6
Questions about special linear groups
- What is special linear groups the plural of?
- Special linear groups is the plural of special linear group.
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