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    Group Representation

    Basic definition

    A group representation is a mathematical group action on a vector space.

    Detailed definition

    A representation of a group G is a group action of G on a vector space V by invertible linear maps. For example, the group of two elements Z_2 = {0, 1} has a representation ϕ by ϕ(0) v = v and ϕ(1) v = - v. A representation is a group homomorphism ϕ:G->G L(V).
Most groups have many different representations, possibly on different vector spaces. For example, the symmetric group S_3 = {e, (12), (13), (23), (123), (132)} has a representation on R by
ϕ_1(σ) v = sgn(σ) v, where sgn(σ) is the permutation symbol of the permutation σ. It also has a representation on R^3 by
ϕ_2(σ)(x_1, x_2, x_3) = (x_(σ(1)), x_(σ(2)), x_(σ(3))).

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