 Left and right translation on a Lie group (source code)

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= Left and right translation on a Lie group
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= Left translations on a Lie group
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= Right translations on a Lie group
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= Left translation on a Lie group
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For a <Lie group> $G$, left and right translation are the <diffeomorphisms> $L_g(h)=gh$ and $R_g(h)=hg$. They commute: $L_gR_h=R_hL_g$.

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