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E8 Structure Decoded

Posted by Hemos on from the get-it-down-on-paper dept.

arobic writes "A group of mathematicians from US and Europe succeeded in mapping the E8 structure, an example of a Lie group. These were developed by the well-known mathematician Sophus Lie (pronounce Lee) in the last century and are used for many applications, mainly in theoretical physics. This is an important breakthrough as it could help physicists working on Grand Unified Theories (aka GUTs)."

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  1. Pronounce... by spazmolytic666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pronounce it "Lee-eh"; At least that is how I would do it as a Scandinavian.

    It's PRINCESS "Lee-eh" you insensitive clod!

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  2. Re: Pronounce it "Lee-eh" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pronounce it "Lee-eh"; At least that is how I would do it as a Canadian.
  3. Vogan mathematics... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    is, of course the third worst in the universe.

  4. I'm no mathemtician but... by east+coast · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now we're going to have truth and lie tables?

    Stop this crazy planet. I want to get off!

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  5. Re:Not a Lie Group. by haakondahl · · Score: 4, Funny
    From TFA: Mathematicians study symmetries in higher dimensions. E_8 has 248 dimensions. "What's attractive about studying E_8 is that it's as complicated as symmetry can get. Mathematics can almost always offer another example that's harder than the one you're looking at now, but for Lie groups E_8 is the hardest one," Vogan said.

    Mine goes to E_11.

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  6. Re:Not a Lie Group. by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    E8 is not a Lie Group. E8 is the biggest Lie Group.

    It seems somebody flunked basic set theory. :D

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