Mathematicians Map [ the exceptional Lie group ] E8

[robphy]

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=1277407 (main thread in Linear & Abstract Algebra)

http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/03/19/117259.shtml

E₈ Structure Decoded

Posted by Hemos on Monday March 19, @08:57AM
from the get-it-down-on-paper dept.
Math Science

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)."

 

[marcus]

John Baez had some relaxed discussion of that project
graphic and link here
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/README.html
café chat
http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2007/03/news_about_e8.html

Vogan's narrative of the hardy team-mates adventure---the flakey hard-drive, finding the bugs, the achievements of Fokko---fun reading
http://atlas.math.umd.edu/kle8.narrative.html