Complex special linear group in dimension two

ID: complex-special-linear-group-in-dimension-two

Complex two-by-two matrices of determinant one form a complex three-dimensional Lie group, or a real six-dimensional Lie group. Their congruence action on Hermitian two-by-two matrices gives the Lorentz spinor double cover with kernel . The two Weyl spinor representations are and . Treating the group as real is essential for the second, antiholomorphic representation.

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