nLab
anti de Sitter group

Idea

The isometry group $O(n,2)$ of $(n+1)$-dimensional anti de Sitter spacetime.

Properties

Exceptional isomorphisms

• $\mathrm{SO}(6,2)\simeq \mathrm{SO}(4,ℍ)$ (where $ℍ$ is the quaternions)

Related concepts

• anti de Sitter spacetime

group	symbol	universal cover	symbol	higher cover	symbol
orthogonal group	$\mathrm{O}(n)$	Pin group	$\mathrm{Pin}(n)$	Tring group	$\mathrm{Tring}(n)$
special orthogonal group	$\mathrm{SO}(n)$	Spin group	$\mathrm{Spin}(n)$	String group	$\mathrm{String}(n)$
Lorentz group	$\mathrm{O}(n,1)$	$$	$\mathrm{Spin}(n,1)$	$$	$$
anti de Sitter group	$\mathrm{O}(n,2)$	$$	$\mathrm{Spin}(n,2)$	$$	$$
Narain group	$O(n,n)$
Poincaré group	$\mathrm{ISO}(n,1)$	$$	$$	$$	$$
super Poincaré group	$\mathrm{sISO}(n,1)$	$$	$$	$$	$$