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What are the finite-dimensional irreducible unitary representations of $E(3)$?

Let $E(3)$ be the Euclidean group of $\mathbb{R}^3$ defined, e.g., by $$E(3)=SO(3)\ltimes T(3)$$ where $T(3)$ is the translation group. I am looking for a reference classifying all the finite-...
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Questions on the group $\mathrm{GL}(H)$

$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}\DeclareMathOperator\U{U}$Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional complex Hilbert space. Consider the group $\GL(H)$ of bounded invertible operators on $H$. Question 1. I've ...
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Unitary representations of the ax+b group: an accessible presentation

The "ax+b group" is the group of affine transformations of $\mathbb R$. It is a locally compact non unimodular group. Its space of irreducible, continuous unitary representations has been described ...
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