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The Lagrangian Grassmannian is the space of all Lagrangian subspaces of a symplectic vector space. The unitary group acts transitively on $\mathrm{LGr}({\mathbb{R}}^{2n})$, and the stabilizer of ${\mathbb{R}}^n$ is the orthogonal group $O(n)$, giving

Over $\mathbb{R}$ or $\mathbb{C}$, a Lie algebra is a vector space with a bilinear map $[,]$ which is alternating and obeys the Jacobi identity:Bilinearity and alternation imply $[X,Y]=-[Y,X]$.

For a Matrix Lie group, identify the tangent space $\mathfrak{g}=T_{I}G$ with derivatives ${\gamma }^{\prime }(0)$ of smooth curves through $I$. Product curves show that the sum of two such derivatives is again tangent, and reparametrization supplies scalar multiples. In particular this is a real vector space, even when the matrices have complex entries. For $X,Y\in \mathfrak{g}$, choose a curve $\gamma (s)$ with ${\gamma }^{\prime }(0)=X$. Conjugating a curve with derivative $Y$ shows thatDifferentiate this curve in the finite-dimensional vector space $\mathfrak{g}$. The result isThe matrix commutator is bilinear and alternating, and expanding the six terms proves its Jacobi identity. Thus this construction gives the Lie algebra of a matrix Lie group, with the appropriate bracket, using actual group curves rather than an assumed commutator closure.

For the unitary group, differentiating $\gamma (t{)}^{†}\gamma (t)=I$ gives $X^{†}+X=0$. Conversely, if $X^{†}=-X$, then $e^{tX}$ is unitary and is a curve with derivative $X$. ConsequentlyThis is the unitary Lie algebra. The diagonal entries are purely imaginary, contributing $N$ real parameters, and each upper off-diagonal entry contributes two real parameters. A matrix-unit basis of the unitary Lie algebra isThese $N+2\left(\genfrac{}{}{0ex}{}{N}{2}\right)=N^2$ anti-Hermitian matrix units and their combinations are linearly independent over $\mathbb{R}$ and span every allowed entry.

The symplectic stabilizer is a subgroup: the identity preserves $J$, and if $MJ{M}^T=J$ and $NJ{N}^T=J$, thenMultiplying $MJ{M}^T=J$ on the left by $M^{-1}$ and on the right by $M^{-T}$ gives $M^{-1}J{M}^{-T}=J$. Products and inverses remain unitary. This is the compact symplectic group, often denoted $USp(2n)$ or $Sp(n)$.

Differentiating the stabilizer equation gives $XJ+J{X}^T=0$. For $X=\left(\begin{array}{cc}A& B\\ C& D\end{array}\right)$, this saysTogether with $X^{†}=-X$, these are equivalentlyThese conditions are also sufficient: $e^{tX}$ is unitary, andHence it stays in the subgroup. They characterize its compact symplectic Lie algebra without adding any trace condition. In fact the trace automatically vanishes. The free anti-Hermitian block $A$ has $n^2$ real parameters, and the complex symmetric matrix $B$ has $n(n+1)$ real parameters. Thus

Here is a complete matrix-unit basis of the compact symplectic Lie algebra. The generators supplying $A$ areThe two families supplying the real and imaginary parts of $B$ are, for $1\le i\le j\le n$,The denominator merely avoids double-counting diagonal entries. Each displayed generator obeys both defining tangent conditions. The $H,P,Q$ generators form a real basis of the allowed $A$ blocks, and the $U,V$ generators form a real basis of the complex symmetric $B$ blocks. Thus they are independent and their total number is $n(2n+1)$. They give all generators required by the real compact algebra, including the case $n=1$.

The internal direct product theorem states that if $H,K⊴G$, $H\cap K=\{1\}$, and $HK=G$, then $G\cong H\times K$. Indeed, for $h\in H,k\in K$, the commutator $[h,k]$ lies in both $H$ and $K$, so it is trivial. The map $(h,k)\mapsto hk$ is consequently a homomorphism; the intersection condition makes it injective and $HK=G$ makes it surjective. Conversely, the two factors in a direct product satisfy these conditions.

In odd dimension, $-I$ is central and has determinant $-1$. Every $Q\in O(3)$ has a unique expression $Q=(-I{)}^{\epsilon }R$ with $R\in SO(3)$, soBy contrast, $SO(2)\times C_2$ is abelian, while reflections in $O(2)$ conjugate a rotation to its inverse. Thus $O(2)\ncong SO(2)\times C_2$.

The center of the unitary group consists exactly of scalar unitary matrices:The determinant gives a surjective homomorphismwhose kernel is the special unitary group $SU(2)$.

Nevertheless $U(2)$ is not isomorphic to $SU(2)\times \mathbb{T}$. The center of $U(2)$ has exactly one nonidentity element of order two, namely $-I$. The center of the proposed product is $\{\pm I\}\times \mathbb{T}$, which has three nonidentity elements of order two. Since an isomorphism preserves the center and element orders,

A Lie group is a group and smooth manifold whose multiplication and inversion are smooth. A Lie algebra is a vector space with a bilinear alternating bracket satisfying the Jacobi identity. For a Matrix Lie group $G\subset GL(m,\mathbb{C})$, a logarithmic chart of a matrix Lie group near $g$ sends $h$ to $\log (g^{-1}h)\in \mathfrak{g}=T_{I}G$; the matrix exponential is its local inverse, and the Baker--Campbell--Hausdorff formula makes the local group operations smooth.

For $B_1,B_2\in \mathfrak{g}$, consider the group commutatorIts logarithm takes values in the vector space $\mathfrak{g}$, and expansion at $(0,0)$ givesThus $\mathfrak{g}$ is closed under the commutator. Bilinearity, alternation, and the Jacobi identity follow from matrix multiplication, so this proves that the Lie algebra of a matrix Lie group has

A principal bundle $\pi :P\to M$ with structure group $G$ is a smooth fiber bundle with a free right $G$-action, each fiber a single orbit, and equivariant local trivializations ${\pi }^{-1}(U)\cong U\times G$.

For the right action of the unitary group on $GL(n,\mathbb{C})$, defineThe matrix $g{g}^{\ast }$ is a positive-definite matrix and a Hermitian matrix, and $q(gu)=q(g)$ for $u\in U(n)$. The polar decomposition of an invertible complex matrix gives the unique factorizationConsequentlyis a diffeomorphism. If $W\subset H(n)$ is a neighborhood of zero and $N=q^{-1}(W)$, then $N$ is an open neighborhood of $I$, it is a union of complete orbits, andMoreover, two matrices have the same value of $q$ exactly when they differ by right multiplication by a unitary matrix. Thus $q$ induces the smooth identificationunder which $\pi$ is projection $H(n)\times U(n)\to H(n)$. This is the general linear group modulo the unitary group, and $\pi$ is in fact a globally trivial principal $U(n)$-bundle.

The free complex field has the global unitary group $U(1)$ symmetryGauging it permits $\alpha =\alpha (x)$ and introduces a gauge field withThe scalar quantum electrodynamics Lagrangian isIts interaction terms are

With momentum flowing along the scalar arrow, the momentum-space Feynman rules are:

Let $J_0$ be the standard complex structure on ${\mathbb{R}}^{2n}$, let ${\omega }_0$ be the standard symplectic form, and let $g_0$ be the Euclidean inner product. They satisfyThe two-out-of-three property for unitary structures says that a real linear map preserving any two of these structures preserves the third. In terms of the corresponding matrix groups,

For example, if $A$ preserves $J_0$ and ${\omega }_0$, thenso $A$ preserves $g_0$. If it preserves $J_0$ and $g_0$, the second displayed identity shows that it preserves ${\omega }_0$. Finally, $J_0$ is uniquely determined by $g_0(J_{0}u,v)={\omega }_0(u,v)$, so preservation of $g_0$ and ${\omega }_0$ implies $A{J}_0=J_{0}A$. The common intersection is therefore the unitary group.

The unitary group acts on the Lagrangian Grassmannian by $A\cdot L=A(L)$. Every Lagrangian subspace has an orthonormal basis, and adjoining its $J_0$-image gives a unitary basis, so this action is transitive. The stabilizer of the standard real subspace ${\mathbb{R}}^n\subset {\mathbb{C}}^n$ consists exactly of real unitary matrices, namely $O(n)$. Henceis a continuous bijection from a compact space to a Hausdorff space and is therefore a homeomorphism.

For $n=1$, every line in ${\mathbb{R}}^2$ is Lagrangian. ThusConcretely, the line making angle $\theta$ with the real axis corresponds to $e^{2i\theta }$.

The real Lie algebra of the unitary group is $\mathfrak{u}(N)=\{X:X^{†}=-X\}$, of real dimension $N^2$. Differentiating unitarity gives necessity; exponentiating any skew-Hermitian matrix gives a curve in the group, proving sufficiency.