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In mathematics, the unitarian trick is a device in the representation theory of Lie groups, introduced by Adolf Hurwitz for the special linear group and by Hermann Weyl for general semisimple groups. It applies to show that the representation theory of some group G is in a qualitative way controlled by that of some other compact group K. An important example is that in which G is the complex general linear group, and K the unitary group acting on vectors of the same size. From the fact that the representations of K are completely reducible, the same is concluded for those of G, at least in finite dimensions.

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  • In mathematics, the unitarian trick is a device in the representation theory of Lie groups, introduced by Adolf Hurwitz for the special linear group and by Hermann Weyl for general semisimple groups. It applies to show that the representation theory of some group G is in a qualitative way controlled by that of some other compact group K. An important example is that in which G is the complex general linear group, and K the unitary group acting on vectors of the same size. From the fact that the representations of K are completely reducible, the same is concluded for those of G, at least in finite dimensions. The relationship between G and K that drives this connection is traditionally expressed in the terms that the Lie algebra of K is a real form of that of G. In the theory of algebraic groups, the relationship can also be put that K is a dense subset of G, for the Zariski topology. The trick works for reductive Lie groups, of which an important case are semisimple Lie groups. (en)
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  • Adolf Hurwitz (en)
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  • In mathematics, the unitarian trick is a device in the representation theory of Lie groups, introduced by Adolf Hurwitz for the special linear group and by Hermann Weyl for general semisimple groups. It applies to show that the representation theory of some group G is in a qualitative way controlled by that of some other compact group K. An important example is that in which G is the complex general linear group, and K the unitary group acting on vectors of the same size. From the fact that the representations of K are completely reducible, the same is concluded for those of G, at least in finite dimensions. (en)
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  • Unitarian trick (en)
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