 Irreducible real representations of a finite cyclic group (source code)

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= Irreducible real representations of a finite cyclic group

For $C_n=\langle g\rangle$, the irreducible real representations are the trivial line, the sign line $g\mapsto-1$ when $n$ is even, and the pairwise nonisomorphic real planes on which $g$ rotates through $2\pi k/n$ for $1\leq k<n/2$.

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