Integration of a Lie algebra homomorphism
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For a connected simply connected source Lie group, every Lie algebra homomorphism integrates uniquely to a Lie group homomorphism. Along a path from the identity, transport its left logarithmic velocity by and solve the corresponding left-invariant differential equation in the target. The Maurer-Cartan equation and preservation of brackets make the endpoint invariant under fixed-endpoint homotopies. Simple connectedness removes path dependence, and path concatenation proves multiplicativity.
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