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SU(2) as the three-sphere
(
S
U
(
2
)
≅
S
3
)
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2026-09-28
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Every element of
S
U
(
2
)
has the unique form
(
z
1
z
2
−
z
2
z
1
)
,
∣
z
1
∣
2
+
∣
z
2
∣
2
=
1.
(1)
Thus
S
U
(
2
)
is diffeomorphic to the unit three-
sphere
in
C
2
and is
a
parallelizable manifold
.
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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2021
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iii
/
Paper 313
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