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Representative functions on a compact group
Definition
Assume the Axiom of Choice (The Axiom of Choice). Let be a compact Hausdorff topological group (Topological group: multiplication and inversion are continuous, Open cover, subcover, and compact topological space; a compact subset is a subspace that is compact in its own right, Hausdorff space: distinct points have disjoint open neighbourhoods; every metrizable space is Hausdorff and the indiscrete topology on two points is not) with normalized Haar probability measure (Normalized Haar probability on a compact group). A function is a representative function when there are finitely many finite-dimensional continuous unitary representations of (Strongly continuous unitary representations, invariant linear subspaces and intertwiners), vectors in the carrier of and scalars with the matrix coefficient convention of Matrix coefficient of a unitary representation, which is linear in and conjugate-linear in . We write for the set of representative functions; by definition it is the linear span (Linear subspace of a vector space) of the matrix coefficients of the continuous finite-dimensional unitary representations of , and each such coefficient is a continuous function by Matrix coefficient of a unitary representation, so the inclusion in is well defined.
Nonunitary finite-dimensional representations give nothing new. Let on be any continuous finite-dimensional complex representation of , unitarizable by Averaging a Hermitian form unitarizes a finite-dimensional compact-group representation: there is an inner product on making unitary. Fix any inner product on with orthonormal basis and expand . The functions are -matrix coefficients of , and expanding gives a finite linear combination of the with scalars independent of ; the converse containment is the same computation run with the roles of and exchanged. Hence is also the linear span of the matrix coefficients of all continuous finite-dimensional complex representations of . No closure, completeness, density or point-separation property is asserted here.
Depends on
The Axiom of Choice
Matrix coefficient of a unitary representation
Averaging a Hermitian form unitarizes a finite-dimensional compact-group representation
Strongly continuous unitary representations, invariant linear subspaces and intertwiners
Topological group: multiplication and inversion are continuous
Open cover, subcover, and compact topological space; a compact subset is a subspace that is compact in its own right
Hausdorff space: distinct points have disjoint open neighbourhoods; every metrizable space is Hausdorff and the indiscrete topology on two points is not
Normalized Haar probability on a compact group
Linear subspace of a vector space