E8 Structure Decoded 127
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)."
iPod (Score:3, Funny)
Hear that? That's the sound of Apple's iPod marketing finally reaching absolute ubiquity.
-The Wolf
Pronounce... (Score:4, Funny)
It's PRINCESS "Lee-eh" you insensitive clod!
Re: Pronounce it "Lee-eh" (Score:4, Funny)
Amusing quote from article (Score:4, Funny)
Because we know physicsts and mathematicians that would be interested in this problem would have no idea how a computer works and have to translate it into teenager speak.
Vogan mathematics... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm no mathemtician but... (Score:5, Funny)
Stop this crazy planet. I want to get off!
Re:iPod (Score:2, Funny)
Units? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Representation Theory (Score:2, Funny)
RIMMER: It's a rent in the space-time continuum.
CAT: [to LISTER] What IS it?
LISTER: The stasis room freezes time, you know, makes time stand still. So whenever you have a leak, it must preserve whatever it's leaked into, and it's leaked into this room.
CAT: [to RIMMER] What IS it?
RIMMER: It's a singularity, a point in the universe where the normal laws of space and time don't apply.
CAT: [to LISTER] What IS it?
LISTER: It's a hole back into the past.
CAT: Oh, a magic door! Well, why didn't you say?
my GUT instinct tells me.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I'm no mathemtician but... (Score:3, Funny)
What do you mean "now"?
These have been around since the days of the first engineers and politicians.
Re:Representation Theory (Score:3, Funny)
Sadly, Mr. Vogan was later lynched by a rampaging mob of respectable physicists who had finally realized that the one thing they really couldn't stand was a smartass.
Re:Not a Lie Group. (Score:5, Funny)
Mine goes to E_11.
Re:Representation Theory (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Pronounce it "Lee-eh" (Score:3, Funny)
Poor mathematician. He must've been killed by Snu-Snu. Or maybe lucky mathematician...
Re:iPod (Score:2, Funny)
And more to the point, how many War and Peaces are there in a New Jersey?
It seems lame to us.. (Score:3, Funny)
Typical geek attitude. If it's not Vorbis, it's LAME [wikipedia.org].
Re:Not a Lie Group. (Score:5, Funny)
It seems somebody flunked basic set theory.
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Re:Not a Lie Group. (Score:3, Funny)