Notation clarification: SU(N) group integration

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U is a matrix element of SU(N). dU is the haar measure (left invariant measure) on the SU(N) lie group.
Hello,

I would like help to clarify what det( {\delta \over \delta J}) W(J) (equation 15.79) actually means, and why it returns a number (and not a matrix). This comes from the following problem statement (Kaku, Quantum Field Theory, a Modern Introduction)
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Naively, one would define det ({\delta \over \delta J}) W(J) to be the determinant of the matrix whose i, j'th element is
δWδJijδWδJij
 
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paralleltransport said:
I would like help to clarify what \det(\frac{\delta }{\delta J}) W(J).
The determinant of any n \times n matrix (such as u and \frac{\delta}{\delta J}) is given by \det (M) = \frac{1}{n!} \epsilon_{i_{1} \cdots i_{n}} \ \epsilon_{j_{1} \cdots j_{n}} \ M_{i_{1}j_{1}} \ \cdots \ M_{i_{n}j_{n}} . Now take M = u \in SU(n) and integrate over SU(n): since \det (u) = 1 and the measure is normalized \int_{SU(n)} d \mu (u) = 1, you get 1 = \frac{1}{n!} \epsilon_{i_{1} \cdots i_{n}} \ \epsilon_{j_{1} \cdots j_{n}} \int_{SU(n)} d \mu (u) \ u_{i_{1}j_{1}} \ \cdots \ u_{i_{n}j_{n}} , or 1 = \left( \frac{1}{n!} \epsilon_{i_{1} \ \cdots \ i_{n}} \ \epsilon_{j_{1} \ \cdots \ j_{n}} \frac{\delta}{\delta J_{i_{1}j_{1}}} \ \cdots \frac{\delta}{\delta J_{i_{n}j_{n}}} \right) W(J) \equiv \mbox{det}(\frac{\delta}{\delta J}) W(J) .
 
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OK that clears it up thanks!
 
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