English Explanatory Dictionary

group of Lie type

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Usually, a finite group that is closely related to the group of rational points of a reductive linear algebraic group with values in a finite field.

Word forms

group of Lie type groups of Lie type

Etymology

Named for their close relationship with the (infinite) Lie groups, since a compact Lie group may be viewed as the rational points of a reductive linear algebraic group over the field of real numbers.

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