I need to solve the following problem:
The set of all ortogonal matrix $ n \times n $ is disconnected.
I would really appreciate your help with this problem thank you.
I need to solve the following problem:
The set of all ortogonal matrix $ n \times n $ is disconnected.
I would really appreciate your help with this problem thank you.
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let $ det : \mathbb M_{n \times n} \longrightarrow \mathbb R $ be the determinant function. This function is continuons and then carries connected sets in connected sets. The restriction of this function in the set of all ortogonal matrix is such that this image is the set $\{ -1, 1 \}$. But this set is disconnected.
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