SL(2,R)

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SL(2,R) is the Lie group of 2×2 real matrices with determinant 1, fundamental in representation theory, geometry, and the study of symmetries in mathematics and physics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lie group
connected Lie group
linear algebraic group
matrix group
semisimple Lie group
simple Lie group
actionType fractional linear transformations
actsByIsometriesOn hyperbolic plane
actsOn upper half-plane
CartanDecomposition KAK decomposition with K=SO(2)
center {±I}
connected true
definedAs set of 2×2 real matrices with determinant 1
determinantCondition det(A)=1
dimension 3
fullName special linear group of 2×2 real matrices
fundamentalGroup Z
groupOperation matrix multiplication
hasDiscreteSubgroup SL(2,Z) NERFINISHED
identityElement 2×2 identity matrix
isomorphicTo SU(1,1) as real Lie groups
IwasawaDecomposition KAN decomposition with K=SO(2)
LieAlgebra sl(2,R)
LieAlgebraDefinedAs 2×2 real matrices with trace 0
LieAlgebraDimension 3
maximalCompactSubgroup SO(2) NERFINISHED
nonCompact true
overField R
quotientByCenter PSL(2,R) NERFINISHED
rank 1
realFormOf SL(2,C) NERFINISHED
relatedGroup PSL(2,R) NERFINISHED
SU(1,1) NERFINISHED
simplyConnected false
symbol SL(2,ℝ) NERFINISHED
topology diffeomorphic to S^1×R^2
universalCover universal covering group of SL(2,R)
usedIn automorphic forms
conformal field theory
harmonic analysis
hyperbolic geometry
mathematical physics
number theory
representation theory
theory of differential equations
theory of modular forms

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SL(2,C) containsSubgroup SL(2,R)