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Error in Weyl character formula computation.

I need someone with a keen eye for errors. I am trying to use the Weyl character formula for the symplectic group Sp$(4,\mathbb{C})$ on certain matrices coming from 2x2 quaternion matrices. Summing ...
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How to identify $SL(2,\mathbb{C})/SU(2)$ and the hyperbolic 3-space?

I know that every coset representative $g\in SL(2,\mathbb{C})$ for $SL(2,\mathbb{C})/SU(2)$ can be chosen of the form $$ g = \left( \begin{array}{cc} \sqrt{t} & \frac{z}{\sqrt{t}}\\ 0 & ...