special linear group SL(n,R)
E593510
The special linear group SL(n,ℝ) is the Lie group of all n×n real matrices with determinant 1, fundamental in linear algebra and differential geometry as the group of volume-preserving linear transformations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| special linear group SL(n,R) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6456478 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: special linear group SL(n,R) Context triple: [Lie group, hasExample, special linear group SL(n,R)]
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A.
SL(2,C)
SL(2,C) is the complex special linear group of 2×2 matrices with determinant 1, which serves as the double cover and spinor representation group of the proper orthochronous Lorentz group in four-dimensional spacetime.
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B.
special orthogonal group SO(n)
The special orthogonal group SO(n) is the group of all n×n real rotation matrices with determinant 1, representing orientation-preserving isometries of n-dimensional Euclidean space that fix the origin.
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C.
affine group of R^n
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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D.
Lie group
A Lie group is a mathematical structure that is both a smooth manifold and a group, where the group operations are differentiable and used to study continuous symmetries.
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E.
PSL(2,7)
PSL(2,7) is a finite simple group of order 168, notable as the full automorphism group of the Klein quartic and as a key example in the theory of projective linear groups over finite fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: special linear group SL(n,R) Target entity description: The special linear group SL(n,ℝ) is the Lie group of all n×n real matrices with determinant 1, fundamental in linear algebra and differential geometry as the group of volume-preserving linear transformations.
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A.
SL(2,C)
SL(2,C) is the complex special linear group of 2×2 matrices with determinant 1, which serves as the double cover and spinor representation group of the proper orthochronous Lorentz group in four-dimensional spacetime.
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B.
special orthogonal group SO(n)
The special orthogonal group SO(n) is the group of all n×n real rotation matrices with determinant 1, representing orientation-preserving isometries of n-dimensional Euclidean space that fix the origin.
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C.
affine group of R^n
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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D.
Lie group
A Lie group is a mathematical structure that is both a smooth manifold and a group, where the group operations are differentiable and used to study continuous symmetries.
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E.
PSL(2,7)
PSL(2,7) is a finite simple group of order 168, notable as the full automorphism group of the Klein quartic and as a key example in the theory of projective linear groups over finite fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lie algebra
ⓘ
Lie group ⓘ linear algebraic group ⓘ matrix group ⓘ |
| actsOn |
upper half-plane
ⓘ
ℝ^n ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
algebraic groups
ⓘ
differential geometry ⓘ representation theory ⓘ theory of Lie groups ⓘ |
| consistsOf | n×n real matrices with determinant 1 ⓘ |
| definedAs |
{A ∈ M_n(ℝ) | det(A) = 1}
ⓘ
{X ∈ M_n(ℝ) | tr(X) = 0} ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
{I} for n odd
ⓘ
{±I} for n even ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
3
ⓘ
n^2 − 1 ⓘ n^2 − 1 ⓘ |
| hasFundamentalGroup | ℤ for n = 2 ⓘ |
| hasIdentityElement | I_n ⓘ |
| hasLieAlgebra | sl(n,ℝ) ⓘ |
| hasMaximalCompactSubgroup |
SO(2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SO(n) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOperation | matrix multiplication ⓘ |
| hasRealRank | n − 1 ⓘ |
| hasRealStructureConstants | true ⓘ |
| isClosedUnder |
matrix multiplication
ⓘ
taking inverses ⓘ |
| isConnected | true for n ≥ 2 ⓘ |
| isDefinedByEquation | det(A) = 1 in M_n(ℝ) ⓘ |
| isDeterminantOnePartOf | GL(n,ℝ) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLinear | true ⓘ |
| isNonCompact | true for n ≥ 2 ⓘ |
| isNormalSubgroupOf | GL(n,ℝ) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPathConnected | true for n ≥ 2 ⓘ |
| isPerfectGroup | true for n ≥ 2 ⓘ |
| isRealPointsOf | algebraic group SL_n over ℝ ⓘ |
| isSemisimple | true ⓘ |
| isSimpleAsLieGroup | true for n ≥ 2 except low-dimensional isomorphisms ⓘ |
| isSimplyConnected | false for n ≥ 2 ⓘ |
| isSpecialCaseOf | SL(n,ℝ) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubgroupOf | GL(n,ℝ) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | GL(n,ℝ) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUnimodular | true ⓘ |
| kernelOf | det : GL(n,ℝ) → ℝ^× ⓘ |
| preserves |
Lebesgue measure on ℝ^n up to normalization
ⓘ
volume on ℝ^n ⓘ |
| quotientBy | {±I} is PSL(2,ℝ) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: special linear group SL(n,R) Description of subject: The special linear group SL(n,ℝ) is the Lie group of all n×n real matrices with determinant 1, fundamental in linear algebra and differential geometry as the group of volume-preserving linear transformations.
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