Section CfdotPairwiseOrthogonal.
Variables (M : {group gT}) (S : seq 'CF(G)) (nu : 'CF(G) -> 'CF(M)).
Hypotheses (Inu : {in 'Z[S] &, isometry nu}) (oSS : pairwise_orthogonal S).
Let freeS := orthogonal_free oSS.
Let uniqS : uniq S := free_uniq freeS.
Let Z_S : {subset S <= 'Z[S]}. Proof. by move=> phi; apply: mem_zchar. Qed.
Let notS0 : 0 \notin S. Proof. by case/andP: oSS. Qed.
Let dotSS := proj2 (pairwise_orthogonalP oSS).

Lemma cfnorm_orthogonal : '[\sum_(xi <- S) nu xi] = \sum_(xi <- S) '[xi].