On the algebraic structure of the unitary group

• Autores: Eric Ricard, Christian Rosendal
• Localización: Collectanea mathematica, ISSN 0010-0757, Vol. 58, Fasc. 2, 2007, págs. 181-192
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We consider the unitary group U of complex, separable, infinitedimensional Hilbert space as a discrete group. It is proved that, wheneverUacts by isometries on a metric space, every orbit is bounded. Equivalently, U is not the union of a countable chain of proper subgroups, and whenever E  U generates U, it does so by words of a fixed finite length.

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