Show that an arbitrary (2 times 2) matrix with real entries that is orthogonal and has unit
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Show that an arbitrary \(2 \times 2\) matrix with real entries that is orthogonal and has unit determinant can always be parameterized as in Eq. (6.3). Thus any \(\mathrm{SO}(2)\) matrix can be interpreted as a rotation in some plane.
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Symmetry Broken Symmetry And Topology In Modern Physics A First Course
ISBN: 9781316518618
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Authors: Mike Guidry, Yang Sun
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