Certain manifolds such as the circle have in addition to their C∞ structure also a group structure; moreover, the group operations are C∞. Manifolds such as these are called Lie groups. This chapter is a compendium of a few important examples of Lie groups, the classical groups.
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(2008). Lie Groups. In: An Introduction to Manifolds. Universitext. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48101-2_15
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