Special unitary group in five dimensions
Simply connected compact form of A₄. Complex unitary 5 × 5 matrices with determinant 1.
Reference properties
Global structure and topology
SU(5) is simply connected with scalar center generated by exp(2πi/5)I. Its adjoint global form is the quotient by this center. [sources]
Representation category and descent
Dominant integral A₄ highest weights label its irreducibles. For Dynkin labels (a₁,a₂,a₃,a₄), the scalar-center charge is a₁ + 2a₂ + 3a₃ + 4a₄ modulo 5. [sources]
Related objects and maps
- Real Lie algebra
- Real-form context
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Definition
Complex unitary 5 × 5 matrices with determinant 1.
- Lie Groups and Lie AlgebrasSections 6.1–6.3: classical matrix groups and their Lie algebrasOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLectures 26–28 and Appendix V: compact semisimple groups and highest weightsOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 16, printed page 73: SU(n) and Sp(n) are simply connectedOpen source
group:su-5#definitionReal dimension
24
- Lie Groups and Lie AlgebrasSections 6.1–6.3: classical matrix groups and their Lie algebrasOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 25 and Appendix T: root systems and classical root computationsOpen source
- Lecture 6: Maximal Root, Exponents, Coxeter Numbers, Dual RepresentationsSection 32.4, printed pages 175–176: Coxeter and dual Coxeter numbersOpen source
group:su-5#dimensionCompact rank
4
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 25 and Appendix T: root systems and classical root computationsOpen source
group:su-5#rankCenter
C₅
- Math 210C. Centers of simply connected semisimple groupsPages 2–4: centers of simply connected groups by root-system typeOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsAppendix O, pages 231–232: fundamental groups and covering groups; Appendix V: central quotientsOpen source
group:su-5#centerFundamental group π₁
0
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsAppendix O, pages 231–232: fundamental groups and covering groups; Appendix V: central quotientsOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 16, including (16.6), and Appendix P: Spin(n) as the simply connected double cover for n ≥ 3Open source
group:su-5#pi1Compact
Yes
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLectures 26–28 and Appendix V: compact semisimple groups and highest weightsOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 16, printed page 73: SU(n) and Sp(n) are simply connectedOpen source
group:su-5#compactConnected
Yes
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLectures 26–28 and Appendix V: compact semisimple groups and highest weightsOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 16, printed page 73: SU(n) and Sp(n) are simply connectedOpen source
group:su-5#connectedAbelian
No
- Lie Groups and Lie AlgebrasSections 6.1–6.3: classical matrix groups and their Lie algebrasOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 25 and Appendix T: root systems and classical root computationsOpen source
group:su-5#abelianSimple real Lie algebra
Yes
- Lecture 15: Classification of Real Forms of Semisimple Lie AlgebrasSections 41.2–41.4: compact, split, and classical real formsOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLecture 25 and Appendix T: root systems and classical root computationsOpen source
group:su-5#simple-algebraGlobal form
Simply connected compact form of A₄
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsAppendix O, pages 231–232: fundamental groups and covering groups; Appendix V: central quotientsOpen source
- Math 210C. Centers of simply connected semisimple groupsPages 2–4: centers of simply connected groups by root-system typeOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsAppendix O, pages 231–232: fundamental groups and covering groups; Appendix V: central quotientsOpen source
group:su-5#global-formReal Lie algebra
su(5)
- Lie Groups and Lie AlgebrasSections 6.1–6.3: classical matrix groups and their Lie algebrasOpen source
- Lecture 15: Classification of Real Forms of Semisimple Lie AlgebrasSections 41.2–41.4: compact, split, and classical real formsOpen source
group:su-5#lie-algebraGlobal structure and topology
SU(5) is simply connected with scalar center generated by exp(2πi/5)I. Its adjoint global form is the quotient by this center.
- Math 210C. Centers of simply connected semisimple groupsPages 2–4: centers of simply connected groups by root-system typeOpen source
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsAppendix O, pages 231–232: fundamental groups and covering groups; Appendix V: central quotientsOpen source
group:su-5#topology-1Representation category and descent
Dominant integral A₄ highest weights label its irreducibles. For Dynkin labels (a₁,a₂,a₃,a₄), the scalar-center charge is a₁ + 2a₂ + 3a₃ + 4a₄ modulo 5.
- Conrad and Landesman · Compact Lie groupsLectures 27–28: highest-weight classification and fundamental representationsOpen source
- Lecture 17: Classification of Connected Compact and Complex Reductive GroupsSection 43.1, Proposition 43.2 and Corollary 43.5: weight lattices and descent to central quotientsOpen source
Premises: Scalar center generator exp(2πi/5)I · Fundamental representations ΛᵏC⁵, k=1,2,3,4
group:su-5#representations-1Real Lie algebra
algebra:su-5-r
- Lie Groups and Lie AlgebrasSections 6.1–6.3: classical matrix groups and their Lie algebrasOpen source
- Lecture 15: Classification of Real Forms of Semisimple Lie AlgebrasSections 41.2–41.4: compact, split, and classical real formsOpen source
group:su-5#relation-1Real-form context
real-form:su-5-r
- Lecture 15: Classification of Real Forms of Semisimple Lie AlgebrasSections 41.2–41.4: compact, split, and classical real formsOpen source
group:su-5#relation-2