Compact subgroups of \(\text{GL}_n(\mathbb C)\) (Q876745)
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Compact subgroups of \(\text{GL}_n(\mathbb C)\) (English)
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26 April 2007
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The authors prove the following theorem: Let \(G\subset \text{GL}_n(\mathbb C)\) be a closed subgroup such that each element of \(G\) is semisimple with all eigenvalues having absolute value 1. Then \(G\) is conjugated to a subgroup of the unitary group and hence, in particular, compact. In the connected case, the proof is based on Lie algebra techniques, while the general case then follows with a result of Schur about torsion subgroups.
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