This section considers the derivatives of matrix generators and the relationship with the resulting Lie algebras that underly the differential function. The subject matter is of particular importance in mathematical physics. We start the section by considering the element-by-element derivative of the matrix
(1.2.33)
where the continuous nature of ensures the derivative's existence. This differential form is analogous to the velocity of the group. When taken element-by-element, there are five distinct velocity vector functions in the result, which together sit in space. The set of matrix elements is composed of the following twelve permutation elements
(1.2.34)
for which the Proceeding, we differentiate to find the differential form analogous to the acceleration of the group,
(1.2.35)
which is also comprised of five distinct acceleration vector functions space. For we look to find the Lie algebra that captures the essence of the group, which we denote , and then consider the derivative algebras as a whole . To do this, we first note a phase shift of the argument by radians will bring an initial exponential function centered at the identity , to the function In the framework of phase-shifting lies the key to how the Lie algebra changes by the differentiation of the coinciding Lie group. For instance, the derivative of a group
(1.2.36)
can be put into a form that is more consistent with the phase-shifting concept, as
(1.2.37)
where is phase-shifted by compared to By applying a similar phase-shift for the Lie algebra representing , we find
(1.2.38)
whose exponential mapping is the desired group derivative
(1.2.39)
A similar phase-shifting of the other Lie algebras of the group, , leads to the following differential algebras
(1.2.40)
where for brevity, the sign is used to represent the six algebras in the subgroup. The link between the phase-shift and the matrix logarithm should be an obvious one, and for the algebra, this is seen by centering the variable at , then evaluating the logarithm of the elements
(1.2.41)
where denotes the amount of phase-shift occurring for the first derivative of a particular element . For higher-order derivatives of the Lie groups, the phase shifts will equal
(1.2.42)
which are simply multiples of the phase shift of the first-order derivative algebra . Therefore, the derivative of the continuous Lie groups will have the derivative algebra forms
(1.2.43)
We recall the elements that form a subgroup
(1.2.44)
and we consider derivatives of their exponential mappings using the diagonalization technique
(1.2.45)
Taking the algebra, this can be expressed as the following product of normalized eigenvectors and diagonal matrix of eigenvalues
(1.2.46)
which simplifies the ability to calculate the exponential mapping of
(1.2.47)
where only the diagonal eigenvalues need to be exponentiated. Like what was found in the last section for , the matrix group is composed of a similar arrangement of cyclic trigonometric functions
(1.2.48)
and using this eigenvector/eigenvalue matrix product decomposition, more intuitive expressions for each come in the form of the exponential function compositions
(1.2.49)
(1.2.50)
(1.2.51)
Above, each function can be seen as a sum of the exponential mappings of the eigenvalues of , with phase-shifts of or for each function's second two exponential functions. The diagonalization technique also enables us to simplify the approach to finding matrix-scalar derivatives. For the group, we can evaluate the derivative by way of the differential of the diagonalized portion
(1.2.52)
and find for the positively-valued
(1.2.53)
which, in terms of phase-shifting, is
(1.2.54)
Taking the logarithm of a phase-shifted diagonal matrix is straightforward
(1.2.55)
and the first-order derivative algebra is determined to be
(1.2.56)
where the sum of non-variable terms equals zero
(1.2.57)
The second derivative for is determined by
(1.2.58)
and is equivalent to the matrix exponential mapping of the second-order derivative algebra . A similar process for yields
(1.2.59)
and by evaluating the third derivative for , we find the Lie algebra returns to the original form
(1.2.60)
The exponential mapping of the and algebras result in odd splits of the exponential function for its trigonometric functions, and three distinct derivative algebras in As a subgroup , the differential algebras are the following, noting that the result can be both positive or negative as this happens in the complex domain,
(1.2.61)