affine group of R^n

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The affine group of ℝⁿ is the group of all invertible affine transformations of n-dimensional real space, combining linear transformations with translations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical group
matrix group
transformation group
actsOn R^n
alsoKnownAs Aff(R^n) NERFINISHED
general affine group of R^n NERFINISHED
contains GL(n,R) NERFINISHED
group of translations of R^n
containsAsSubgroup Euclidean group E(n) NERFINISHED
orthogonal group O(n) NERFINISHED
special orthogonal group SO(n) NERFINISHED
embedsInto GL(n+1,R) NERFINISHED
hasActionType affine action
hasComponent A ∈ GL(n,R)
b ∈ R^n
hasDimension n^2 + n
hasElementForm x ↦ A x + b
hasIdentityElement x ↦ x
hasInverseFormula (A,b)^{-1} = (A^{-1}, -A^{-1} b)
hasLieAlgebra affine Lie algebra of R^n
hasLieAlgebraStructure R^n ⋊ gl(n,R)
hasMultiplicationRule (A,b)(C,d) = (AC, A d + b)
hasNormalSubgroup translation subgroup R^n
hasQuotientBy (affine group of R^n, translation subgroup R^n) ≅ GL(n,R)
hasStabilizerOfPoint GL(n,R) NERFINISHED
hasStructure R^n ⋊ GL(n,R)
hasTopology standard Lie group topology from R^{n^2+n}
hasTrivialCenterFor n ≥ 2
isConnected true
isDefinedOver real numbers R
isFaithfulActionOn R^n
isGeneratedBy linear transformations in GL(n,R)
translations of R^n
isGroupUnder composition of maps
isLinearGroupVia (A,b) ↦ [[A,b],[0,1]]
isMaximalGroupPreserving affine lines in R^n
isNonAbelianFor n ≥ 1
isRealLieGroup true
isSemidirectProductOf GL(n,R) NERFINISHED
R^n
isSubgroupOf diffeomorphism group of R^n
homeomorphism group of R^n
isUsedIn affine geometry
differential geometry
geometric group theory
preserves affine structure of R^n

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E(n) isSubgroupOf affine group of R^n