Adjoint representation of a Lie group (source code)

= Adjoint representation of a Lie group
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= Adjoint action
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The adjoint representation of a Lie group is its action on its Lie algebra by differentiating conjugation. For a matrix Lie group, $\operatorname{Ad}_gX=gXg^{-1}$.