special linear group
Given a vector space![]()
, the special linear group
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is defined to be the subgroup
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of the general linear group
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consisting of all invertible linear transformations in that have determinant
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1.
If for some field , then the group is often denoted or , and if one identifies each linear transformation with its matrix with respect to the standard basis, then consists of all matrices with entries in that have determinant 1.