 Unit-vector stabilizer in a special orthogonal group (source code)

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= Unit-vector stabilizer in a special orthogonal group
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For $v\in S^n$, the stabilizer $S_v=\{R\in SO(n+1):Rv=v\}$ is conjugate to the block subgroup $SO(n)$ acting on $v^\perp$. Hence it is a submanifold of dimension $n(n-1)/2$, with
$$
T_RS_v=\{RA:A^T=-A,\ Av=0\}.
$$

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