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Hi people,
Let [itex] U(N) [/itex] be the unitary matrices group of a positive integer [itex] N [/itex].
Then, [itex] U(N) [/itex] can be viewed as a subspace of [itex] \mathbb{R}^{2N^2} [/itex].
I am curious what the open sets of [itex] U(N) [/itex] are in this case. If it has an inherited topology from [itex] GL(N,\mathbb{C}) [/itex], what are the open sets of [itex] GL(N,\mathbb{C}) [/itex]? I know by the definition of a topological group the two maps, matrix multiplication and inverse, should be continuous. Can we deduce the open sets from those two maps?
Thank you for reading my question.
Let [itex] U(N) [/itex] be the unitary matrices group of a positive integer [itex] N [/itex].
Then, [itex] U(N) [/itex] can be viewed as a subspace of [itex] \mathbb{R}^{2N^2} [/itex].
I am curious what the open sets of [itex] U(N) [/itex] are in this case. If it has an inherited topology from [itex] GL(N,\mathbb{C}) [/itex], what are the open sets of [itex] GL(N,\mathbb{C}) [/itex]? I know by the definition of a topological group the two maps, matrix multiplication and inverse, should be continuous. Can we deduce the open sets from those two maps?
Thank you for reading my question.
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