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<strong>Index</strong> 209<br />

between matrices, 161<br />

in Euclidean space, 161<br />

distributive law, 7<br />

dot product see inner product 13<br />

Eichler, Martin, viii, 139, 153, 159<br />

eight-square identity, 22<br />

Engel, Friedrich, 92<br />

Euclidean space, 161<br />

Euler, Leonhard, 11<br />

exponential formula, 75<br />

four-square identity, 11, 22<br />

exceptional groups, viii, 22, 45, 46<br />

exp see exponential function 74<br />

exponential function, 74<br />

addition formula, 76, 96,<br />

100, 141<br />

complex, 56, 75<br />

<strong>of</strong> matrices, 74, 84<br />

definition, 86<br />

provides smooth paths, 93<br />

quaternion, 60, 77<br />

exponential map<br />

into <strong>Lie</strong> groups, 91<br />

into Riemannian manifolds, 92<br />

is not onto SL(2,C), 92, 111, 177<br />

<strong>of</strong> tangent vectors, 143<br />

onto SO(2), 75<br />

onto SO(3), 99<br />

onto SU(2), 77<br />

finite fields, 202<br />

finite simple groups, 45, 202<br />

finite subcover property, 170<br />

four-square identity, 11<br />

discovered by Euler, 11<br />

Frobenius, Georg, 21, 73<br />

G 2 ,45<br />

Galois theory, 45<br />

Galois, Evariste, 45, 202<br />

Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 11<br />

geodesics, 92<br />

GL(n,C), 108<br />

closed subgroups <strong>of</strong>, 182<br />

Her All-embracing Majesty, 165<br />

is noncompact, 110<br />

is not simple, 122<br />

is open in M n (C), 166<br />

is path-connected, 111, 175<br />

not closed in M n (C), 165<br />

gl(n,C), 108<br />

is not simple, 122<br />

GL(n,H), 111<br />

gl(n,H), 111<br />

subspaces <strong>of</strong>, 112<br />

Gleason, Andrew, 159<br />

Graves, <strong>John</strong>, 22<br />

great circle, 17<br />

reflection in, 17<br />

group<br />

abelian, 24, 41, 202<br />

additive notation, 24<br />

affine, 74, 87<br />

center, 61<br />

classical, vii, 80, 82, 93, 113<br />

commutative, 1<br />

continuous, 45<br />

generated by infinitesimals, 91<br />

has finite analogue, 202<br />

coset decomposition <strong>of</strong>, 25<br />

definition, 24<br />

direct product, 40<br />

discrete, 69, 72, 118, 183<br />

finite, 114, 151<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Lie</strong> type, 203<br />

simple, 45, 202<br />

fundamental, 201<br />

general linear, 93, 108<br />

Heisenberg, 72<br />

homomorphism<br />

definition, 29<br />

kernel <strong>of</strong>, 29<br />

preserves structure, 29<br />

identity component, 54<br />

isomorphism, 29<br />

<strong>Lie</strong> see <strong>Lie</strong> groups vii

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