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= Special orthogonal group

= $SO(n)$
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= Rotation group
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= Rotation
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= Rotate
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Group of rotations of a rigid body.

Like <orthogonal group> but without reflections. So it is a "special case" of the orthogonal group.

This is a subgroup of both the <orthogonal group> and the <special linear group>.