 Bi-invariant Riemannian metric (source code)

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= Bi-invariant Riemannian metric

A <Riemannian metric> on a <Lie group> is bi-invariant if both left and right translations are isometries. Its identity inner product is invariant under the <Adjoint representation of a Lie group>; infinitesimally,
$$
\langle[X,Y],Z\rangle+\langle Y,[X,Z]\rangle=0.
$$
This skew-adjointness is the key additional property beyond left invariance.

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