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One of the essential properties of a Lie group G is that the product and inverse operations on G are continuous functions. Consequently, there comes a point in Lie theory where it is necessary to study the theory of continuity, that is, topology. Our journey has now reached that point.
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Stillwell, J. (2008). Topology. In: Naive Lie Theory. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78214-0_8
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