Abstract
We show that there are characters of compact, connected, nonabelian groups that approximate random choices of signs. The work was motivated by Kronecker's theorem on the independence of exponential functions and has applications to thin sets.
Recommended Citation
D. E. Grow and Kathryn E. Hare, "The Independence of Characters on Nonabelian Groups," Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, American Mathematical Society, Jan 2004.
Department(s)
Mathematics and Statistics
Sponsor(s)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Swedish Natural Science Research Council
Keywords and Phrases
Characters; Compact Lie Groups; Compact Non-Abelian Groups; Independence
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 American Mathematical Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2004
