December 3, 2025

What Are Lie Groups? - Quanta Magazine

"By combining the language of groups with that of geometry and linear algebra, Marius Sophus Lie created one of math’s most powerful tools."

Read at https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-are-lie-groups-20251203/

 


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E8 Petrie projection

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_group#/media/File:E8Petrie.svg