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resurgance2001
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Hi
I am trying to get a simple grasp of the concept of a group generator and group representations.
As ever wherever I look, I get very mathematical speak definitions such as:
"A representation is a mapping that takes elements g in G into linear operators F that preserve the composition rule". I get the second half of the sentence but I still get stuck conceptually as soon as I read the words: 'a mapping that takes a group of elements into linear operators'
And similarly, I am stuck on the word 'generators.'
Thanks
Peter
I am trying to get a simple grasp of the concept of a group generator and group representations.
As ever wherever I look, I get very mathematical speak definitions such as:
"A representation is a mapping that takes elements g in G into linear operators F that preserve the composition rule". I get the second half of the sentence but I still get stuck conceptually as soon as I read the words: 'a mapping that takes a group of elements into linear operators'
And similarly, I am stuck on the word 'generators.'
Thanks
Peter