Matrix groups and continuous symmetry
Warm-upHumanWhich of these real matrices lie in ? (Choose all that apply.)
Which of these real matrices lie in ? (Choose all that apply.)
A rotation has . Through what angle does it rotate, in degrees?
What is the dimension of the rotation group (equivalently of its Lie algebra )?
Which of these matrix groups are compact? (Choose all that apply.)
The proof of Euler's theorem shows for . Which step uses that the dimension is odd?
The unit quaternion induces the rotation by about the -axis. As increases from to , the rotation returns to the identity. What is the real part of at ?
The Lean theorem exp_skew_orthogonal concludes (NormedSpace.exp X)ᵀ * NormedSpace.exp X = 1 for a real square matrix X. Which hypothesis makes it true?
For which pairs is ? Here , , , . (Choose all that apply.)
Implement Hamilton's product qmul(p, q) for quaternions given as tuples (a, b, c, d) meaning , and rotate(q, v) returning the vector part of for a unit quaternion q and a vector v = (x, y, z) (identified with the pure quaternion ).