The inner product of characters of a compact Lie group is defined by integrating over the group.
Question: Is it also possible to compute the inner product combinatorially from the formal characters?
The inner product of characters of a compact Lie group is defined by integrating over the group.
Question: Is it also possible to compute the inner product combinatorially from the formal characters?
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Sure. Formally it's determined by the fact that the characters of irreps form an orthonormal basis.