SU(3) group
= SU(3) group
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{title2=$SU(3)$}
= SU(3)
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The <SU(3) group> consists of unitary complex three-by-three matrices of determinant one. Its defining action on $\mathbb C^3$ preserves the Hermitian norm. It contains block-diagonal copies of <SU(2)> and the real <SO(3) group>. Its <Lie algebra> consists of traceless anti-Hermitian matrices.