• mathematics, the term Cartan matrix has three meanings. All of these are named after the French mathematician Élie Cartan. Amusingly, the Cartan matrices in the...
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    that is simply connected. The Dynkin diagram for G2 is given by . Its Cartan matrix is: [ 2 − 3 − 1 2 ] {\displaystyle \left[{\begin{array}{rr}2&-3\\-1...
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    to the eight nodes in the Dynkin diagram in the order chosen for the Cartan matrix below, i.e., the nodes are read in the seven-node chain first, with...
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  • transpose of D with D itself results in the Cartan matrix, usually denoted C; this is a symmetric matrix such that the entries in its j-th row are the...
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  • that can be defined by generators and relations through a generalized Cartan matrix. These algebras form a generalization of finite-dimensional semisimple...
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    choice of simple roots for F4, , is given by the rows of the following matrix: [ 0 1 − 1 0 0 0 1 − 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 − 1 2 − 1 2 − 1 2 ] {\displaystyle...
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    The designation E6 comes from the Cartan–Killing classification of the complex simple Lie algebras (see Élie Cartan § Work). This classifies Lie algebras...
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    corresponding root lattice, which has rank 7. The designation E7 comes from the Cartan–Killing classification of the complex simple Lie algebras, which fall into...
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  • character formula, Cartan subalgebra, roots, weights, and so on. A symmetrized Cartan matrix is a (possibly infinite) square matrix with entries c i j...
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    SO(8) (section Cartan matrix)
    In mathematics, SO(8) is the special orthogonal group acting on eight-dimensional Euclidean space. It could be either a real or complex simple Lie group...
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    the result of substituting the matrix itself into its own characteristic polynomial yields the zero matrix. Cartan matrix Cayley-Hamilton theorem Brown 1991...
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    In mathematics, a matrix (pl.: matrices) is a rectangular array or table of numbers, symbols, or expressions, with elements or entries arranged in rows...
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  • The sine-Gordon model is the model with the same Cartan matrix but an imaginary β. This Cartan matrix corresponds to the Lie algebra s u ( 2 ) {\displaystyle...
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    generalized Cartan matrices, as shown in this table of rank 2 Dynkin diagrams with their corresponding 2 × 2 Cartan matrices. For rank 2, the Cartan matrix form...
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    transpose of a matrix is an operator which flips a matrix over its diagonal; that is, it switches the row and column indices of the matrix A by producing...
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  • In mathematics, the Maurer–Cartan form for a Lie group G is a distinguished differential one-form on G that carries the basic infinitesimal information...
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  • In theoretical physics, the Einstein–Cartan theory, also known as the Einstein–Cartan–Sciama–Kibble theory, is a classical theory of gravitation, one of...
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  • The determinant of the Cartan matrix for En is 9 − n. E3 is another name for the Lie algebra A1A2 of dimension 11, with Cartan determinant 6. [ 2 − 1...
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    In mathematics, a Cartan subalgebra, often abbreviated as CSA, is a nilpotent subalgebra h {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {h}}} of a Lie algebra g {\displaystyle...
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    matrices used in mathematics, science and engineering. A matrix (plural matrices, or less commonly matrixes) is a rectangular array of numbers called entries...
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  • In mathematics, the Cartan decomposition is a decomposition of a semisimple Lie group or Lie algebra, which plays an important role in their structure...
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  • notion of height of a root. This allows definition of the extended Cartan matrix and extended Dynkin diagrams. The representation theory for affine Lie...
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    i j ] 1 ≤ i , j ≤ l {\displaystyle [a_{ij}]_{1\leq i,j\leq l}} is a Cartan matrix). This is a theorem of Serre. In particular, two semisimple Lie algebras...
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    its Dynkin diagram is given by An−1, a chain of n − 1 nodes: .... Its Cartan matrix is ( 2 − 1 0 … 0 − 1 2 − 1 … 0 0 − 1 2 … 0 ⋮ ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮ 0 0 0 … 2 ) . {\displaystyle...
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  • derivative of differential forms by the Cartan formula (also known as the Cartan identity, Cartan homotopy formula or Cartan magic formula): L X ω = d ( ι X ω...
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  • Cartan relations Cartan map Cartan matrix Cartan pair Cartan subalgebra Cartan subgroup Cartan's method of moving frames Cartan's theorem, a name for the...
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    simply laced, but no group of type B, C, F, or G is simply laced. Cartan matrix Coxeter matrix Weyl group Coxeter group Kac–Moody algebra Catastrophe theory...
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  • such entries in the matrix are non-negative integers. The decomposition matrix, multiplied by its transpose, forms the Cartan matrix, listing the composition...
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  • except for type I0) The intersection matrix of the components. This is either a 1×1 zero matrix, or an affine Cartan matrix, whose Dynkin diagram is given....
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    Cartan matrix of the Kac–Moody algebra, and let q ≠ 0, 1 be a complex number, then the quantum group, Uq(G), where G is the Lie algebra whose Cartan matrix...
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