isSimpleAsLieGroup

P78092 predicate

Indicates that a given Lie group has no nontrivial connected normal subgroups, i.e., it is simple in the sense of Lie group theory.

Observed surface forms (1)

Sample triples (4)

Subject Object
SU(3) true
special linear group SL(n,R)
surface form: SL(n,ℝ)
true for n ≥ 2 except low-dimensional isomorphisms
SO(2,d-1) d+1 ≥ 5 via predicate surface "isSimpleFor"
PSL(2,ℤ/Nℤ) N = p prime, p ≥ 5 via predicate surface "isSimpleFor"