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The length problem for the special unitary group generated by positive transvections
Auther : ERICH W. ELLERS AND JERRY MALZAN
Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada
ABSTRACT
Every element A in the special unitary group SU over the complex numbers is a product of positive transvections. For each A in SU we determine the minimal number of positive transvections needed in any such product.