Extending isometries of a nondegenerate subspace by the identity #
Let ι : W → V be an isometric embedding of a finite-dimensional bilinear space (W, B') into
a bilinear space (V, B), and suppose that B' is nondegenerate. Then V is the orthogonal sum
of the image of ι and its orthogonal complement. The projection onto the first summand, read
in W, is ι.orthogonalProjection: the vector π v is characterized by B' (π v) w = B v (ι w)
for every w.
If moreover B is symmetric, every isometry g of B' extends to the isometry
v ↦ v + ι (g (π v) - π v) of B, which acts as g on the image of ι and as the identity on
its orthogonal complement. The extensions form an injective group homomorphism
ι.isometryGroupExtend : Aut(W, B') →* Aut(V, B).
For an integral lattice this is how isometries of a sublattice spanning a nondegenerate rational subspace become rational isometries of the whole lattice; a congruence condition then makes them preserve the lattice itself.
Main definitions #
LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.orthogonalProjection: the projectionπ : V → W.LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.isometryGroupExtend: the extension homomorphism.
Main results #
LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.apply_orthogonalProjection:B' (π v) w = B v (ι w).LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.orthogonalProjection_apply_left:π (ι w) = w.LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.isometryGroupExtend_apply: the formula for the extension.LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.isometryGroupExtend_apply_leftandLinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.isometryGroupExtend_apply_of_forall_eq_zero: the extension acts asgon the image ofιand fixes its orthogonal complement.LinearMap.BilinForm.Isometry.isometryGroupExtend_injective: the extension is injective.
The orthogonal projection #
The orthogonal projection onto the image of an isometric embedding ι of a nondegenerate
finite-dimensional bilinear space, read in the source: π v is the unique vector with
B' (π v) w = B v (ι w) for every w.
Instances For
The defining property of the orthogonal projection.
The orthogonal projection is the unique map with its defining property.
The orthogonal projection is a left inverse of the embedding.
The orthogonal projection vanishes exactly on the orthogonal complement of the image.
The extension #
Extension of isometries by the identity. For an isometric embedding ι of a
nondegenerate finite-dimensional bilinear space (W, B') into a symmetric bilinear space
(V, B), the isometry g of B' extends to the isometry of B acting as g on the image of
ι and as the identity on its orthogonal complement.
Instances For
The extension acts by v ↦ v + ι (g (π v) - π v).
On the image of ι, the extension of g acts as g.
On the orthogonal complement of the image of ι, the extension of g is the identity.
Distinct isometries of B' have distinct extensions.