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Matrix Lie groups

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LIEExam-style●●●○○new1 Matrix Lie groups

Let HH be the Heisenberg group of real matrices (1ac01b001)\begin{pmatrix}1&a&c\\0&1&b\\0&0&1\end{pmatrix}. (a) Show that its Lie algebra h\mathfrak h is the space of strictly upper-triangular real 3×33\times3 matrices, and compute the brackets of P=E12P = E_{12}, Q=E23Q = E_{23}, Z=E13Z = E_{13}. (b) Compute eXe^X for X=(0xz00y000)X = \begin{pmatrix}0&x&z\\0&0&y\\0&0&0\end{pmatrix} and deduce that exp⁡:h→H\exp : \mathfrak h\to H is a bijection. (c) Find the centre of HH and of h\mathfrak h.