Structure Constants
The explicit matrix elements of the adjoint representation are given by the structure constants of the algebra. That is, let {ei} be a set of basis vectors for the algebra, with
Then the matrix elements for adei are given by
Thus, for example, the adjoint representation of su(2) is the defining rep of so(3).
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