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Graph of E8 Gosset polytope, 42,1Coxeter-Dynkin diagram:
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The correct title of this article is E8 (mathematics). It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations.

In mathematics, E8 is the name given to a family of closely related structures. In particular, it is the name of some exceptional simple Lie algebras as well as that of the associated simple Lie groups. It is also the name given to the corresponding root system, root lattice, and Weyl/Coxeter group, and to some finite simple Chevalley groups. It was formulated between the years of 1888-1890 by Wilhelm Killing. This article is about the term superscript as used in typography. ... A subscript is a number, figure, or indicator that appears below the normal line of type, typically used in a formula, mathematical expression, or description of a chemical compound. ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... In mathematics, a simple Lie group is a connected non-abelian Lie group G whose quotient by its center is simple as an abstract group. ... In mathematics, a simple Lie group is a Lie group which is also a simple group. ... In mathematics, a Lie algebra is an algebraic structure whose main use is in studying geometric objects such as Lie groups and differentiable manifolds. ... In mathematics, a simple Lie group is a Lie group which is also a simple group. ... In mathematics, a Lie group, named after Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie (IPA pronunciation: , sounds like Lee), is a group which is also a differentiable manifold, with the property that the group operations are compatible with the smooth structure. ... In mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. ... In mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. ... In mathematics, in particular the theory of Lie algebras, the Weyl group of a root system Φ is the subgroup of the isometry group of the root system generated by reflections through the hyperplanes orthogonal to the roots. ... In mathematics, a Coxeter group, named after H.S.M. Coxeter, is an abstract group that admits a formal description in terms of mirror symmetries. ... In mathematics, a group of Lie type is a finite group related to the points of a simple algebraic group with values in a finite field. ... Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (1847 May 10 – 1923 February 11) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry. ...


The designation E8 comes from Wilhelm Killing and Élie Cartan's classification of the complex simple Lie algebras, which fall into four infinite families labeled An, Bn, Cn, Dn, and five exceptional cases labeled E6, E7, E8, F4, and G2. The E8 algebra is the largest and most complicated of these exceptional cases, and is often the last case of various theorems to be proved. Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (1847 May 10 – 1923 February 11) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry. ... Élie Joseph Cartan (9 April 1869 - 6 May 1951) was an influential French mathematician, who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups and their geometric applications. ... In mathematics, a simple Lie group is a Lie group which is also a simple group. ... In mathematics, E6 is the name of some Lie groups and also their Lie algebras . ... Graph of E7 Gosset polytope, 321 Coxeter–Dynkin diagram: . It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations. ... In mathematics, F4 is the name of a Lie group and also its Lie algebra . ... In mathematics, G2 is the name of a Lie group and also its Lie algebra . ...

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Basic description

E8 has rank 8 (the maximum number of mutually commutative degrees of freedom), and dimension 248 (as a manifold). The vectors of the root system are in eight dimensions, and are specified later in this article. The Weyl group of E8, which acts as a symmetry group of the maximal torus by means of the conjugation operation from the whole group, is of order 696729600. In mathematics, especially abstract algebra, a binary operation * on a set S is commutative if x * y = y * x for all x and y in S. Otherwise * is noncommutative. ... In mathematics, in particular the theory of Lie algebras, the Weyl group of a root system Φ is the subgroup of the isometry group of the root system generated by reflections through the hyperplanes orthogonal to the roots. ... The symmetry group of an object (e. ... Conjugation may refer to: Grammatical conjugation, the modification of runnign a verb from its basic form Latin conjugation, Spanish conjugation and The English verb, each with complex conjugation forms Marriage, relationship between two individuals In mathematics: Complex conjugation, the operation which multiplies the imaginary part of a complex number by...


E8 is unique among simple Lie groups in that its non-trivial representation of smallest dimension is the adjoint representation (of dimension 248) acting on the Lie algebra E8 itself. In mathematics, the adjoint representation (or adjoint action) of a Lie group G is the natural representation of G on its own Lie algebra. ...


There is a Lie algebra En for every integer n≥3, which is infinite dimensional if n is greater than 8. In mathematics, En is the Kac-Moody algebra whose Dynkin diagram is a line of n-1 points with an extra point attached to the third point from the end. ...


Real forms

The complex Lie group E8 of complex dimension 248 can be considered as a simple real Lie group of (real) dimension 496, which is simply connected, has maximal compact subgroup the compact form of E8, and has an outer automorphism group of order 2 generated by complex conjugation. In mathematics, complex dimension usually refers to the dimension of a complex manifold M, or complex algebraic variety V. If the complex dimension is d, the real dimension will be 2d. ...


As well as the complex Lie group of type E8, there are three real forms of the group, all of real dimension 248, as follows:

  • A compact form (which is usually the one meant if no other information is given), which is simply connected and has trivial outer automorphism group.
  • A split form, which has maximal compact subgroup Spin(16)/(Z/2Z), fundamental group of order 2, and a non-algebraic double cover and has trivial outer automorphism group.
  • A third form, which has maximal compact subgroup E7×SU(2)/(−1×−1), fundamental group of order 2, and a non-algebraic double cover and has trivial outer automorphism group.

For a complete list of real forms of simple Lie algebras, see the list of simple Lie groups. In mathematics, the simple Lie groups were classified by Élie Cartan. ...


Representation theory

The coefficients of the character formulas for infinite dimensional irreducible representations of E8 depend on some large square matrices consisting of polynomials, the Lusztig–Vogan polynomials, an analogue of Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomials introduced for reductive groups in general by George Lusztig and David Vogan (1983). The values at 1 of the Lusztig-Vogan polynomials give the coefficients of the matrices relating the standard representations (whose characters are easy to describe) with the irreducible representations. Group representation theory is the branch of mathematics that studies properties of abstract groups via their representations as linear transformations of vector spaces. ... In representation theory, a Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomial Py,w(q) is a member of a family of integral polynomials introduced in work of David Kazhdan and George Lusztig (Kazhdan & Lusztig 1979). ... In mathematics, a Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomial is a member of a family of integral polynomials introduced in work of David Kazhdan and George Lusztig (Kazhdan & Lustig 1979). ... In mathematics, a reductive group is an algebraic group G such that the unipotent radical of the identity component of G is trivial. ... George Lusztig is an American mathematician. ... David A. Vogan is a mathematician at M.I.T. who works on unitary representations of simple Lie groups. ...


These matrices were computed after four years of collaboration by a group of 18 mathematicians and computer scientists, led by Jeffrey Adams, with much of the programming done by Fokko du Cloux. The most difficult case (for exceptional groups) is the split real form of E8 (see above), where the largest matrix is of size 453060×453060. The Lusztig-Vogan polynomials for all other exceptional simple groups have been known for some time; the calculation for the split form of E8 is far longer than any other case. The announcement of the result in March 2007 received extraordinary attention from the media (see the external links), to the surprise of the mathematicians working on it. In mathematics, the Atlas of Lie Groups and Representations is a project to solve the problem of the unitary dual for real reductive Lie groups. ... Jeffrey Adams is a mathematician at the University of Maryland who works on unitary representations of reductive Lie groups, and who led the project Atlas of Lie groups and representations that calculated the characters of the representations of E8. ... In mathematics, the Killing form, named for Wilhelm Killing (1847-1923), is a bilinear form that plays a basic role in the theories of Lie groups and Lie algebras. ...


Constructions

One can construct the (compact form of the) E8 group as the automorphism group of the corresponding e8 Lie algebra. This algebra has a 120-dimensional subalgebra so(16) generated by Jij as well as 128 new generators Qa that transform as a Weyl-Majorana spinor of spin(16). These statements determine the commutators In mathematics, an automorphism is an isomorphism from a mathematical object to itself. ... In mathematics and physics, in particular in the theory of the orthogonal groups, spinors are certain kinds of mathematical objects (group representations of Spin(N), roughly speaking) similar to vectors, but which change sign under a rotation of radians. ...

[J_{ij},J_{kell}]=delta_{jk}J_{iell}-delta_{jell}J_{ik}-delta_{ik}J_{jell}+delta_{iell}J_{jk}

as well as

[J_{ij},Q_a] = frac 14 (gamma_igamma_j-gamma_jgamma_i)_{ab} Q_b,

while the remaining commutator (not anticommutator!) is defined as

[Q_a,Q_b]=gamma^{[i}_{ac}gamma^{j]}_{cb} J_{ij}.

It is then possible to check that the Jacobi identity is satisfied. In mathematics the Jacobi identity is a property that a binary operation can satisfy which determines how the order of evaluation behaves for the given operation. ...


Geometry

The compact real form of E8 is the isometry group of a 128-dimensional Riemannian manifold known informally as the 'octo-octonionic projective plane' because it can be built using an algebra that is the tensor product of the octonions with themselves. This can be seen systematically using a construction known as the magic square, due to Hans Freudenthal and Jacques Tits (see J.M. Landsberg, L. Manivel, (2001)). In geometry and mathematical analysis, an isometry is a bijective distance-preserving mapping. ... In Riemannian geometry, a Riemannian manifold is a real differentiable manifold in which each tangent space is equipped with an inner product in a manner which varies smoothly from point to point. ... In mathematics, the octonions are a nonassociative extension of the quaternions. ... In mathematics, the Freudenthal magic square (or Freudenthal–Tits magic square) is a construction relating several Lie groups. ... Hans Freudenthal (September 17, 1905 – October 13, 1990) was a Dutch mathematician born in Luckenwalde in Germany into a Jewish family. ... Jacques Tits (born August 12, 1930) is a French mathematician, formerly Belgian. ...


E8 root system

Zome Model of the E8 Root System.
Zome Model of the E8 Root System.

A root system of rank r is a particular finite configuration of vectors, called roots, which span an r-dimensional Euclidean space and satisfy certain geometrical properties. In particular, the root system must be invariant under reflection through the hyperplane perpendicular to any root. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 768 pixel, file size: 630 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a Zome model of the E(8) root system. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 768 pixel, file size: 630 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a Zome model of the E(8) root system. ... Zometool logo The term zome is used in two related senses. ... In mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. ... Around 300 BC, the Greek mathematician Euclid laid down the rules of what has now come to be called Euclidean geometry, which is the study of the relationships between angles and distances in space. ... In erik, a reflection (also spelled reflexion) is a map that transforms an object into its mirror image. ...


The E8 root system is a rank 8 root system containing 240 root vectors spanning R8. It is irreducible in the sense that it cannot be built from root systems of smaller rank. Each of the root vectors in E8 have equal length. It is convenient for many purposes to normalize them to have length √2. Irreducible can refer to: irreducible (mathematics) irreducible (philosophy) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Construction

In the so-called even coordinate system E8 is given as the set of all vectors in R8 with length squared equal to 2 such that coordinates are either all integers or all half-integers and the sum of the coordinates is even. The integers are commonly denoted by the above symbol. ... In mathematics, a half-integer is a number of the form , where is an integer. ...


Explicitly, there are 112 roots with integer entries obtained from

(pm 1,pm 1,0,0,0,0,0,0),

by taking an arbitrary combination of signs and an arbitrary permutation of coordinates, and 128 roots with half-integer entries obtained from Permutation is the rearrangement of objects or symbols into distinguishable sequences. ...

left(pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12,pmtfrac12right) ,

by taking an even number of minus signs (or, equivalently, requiring that the sum of all the eight coordinates be even). There are 240 roots in all.


The 112 roots with integer entries form a D8 root system. The E8 root system also contains a copy of A8 (which has 72 roots) as well as E6 and E7 (in fact, the latter two are usually defined as subsets of E8). In mathematics, E6 is the name of some Lie groups and also their Lie algebras . ... Graph of E7 Gosset polytope, 321 Coxeter–Dynkin diagram: . It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations. ...


In the odd coordinate system E8 is given by taking the roots in the even coordinate system and changing the sign of any one coordinate. The roots with integer entries are the same while those with half-integer entries have an odd number of minus signs rather than an even number.


Simple roots

A set of simple roots for a root system Φ is a set of roots that form a basis for the Euclidean space spanned by Φ with the special property that each root has components with respect to this basis that are either all nonnegative or all nonpositive. See also Simple Lie group. ... In linear algebra, a basis is a set of vectors that, in a linear combination, can represent every vector in a given vector space, and such that no element of the set can be represented as a linear combination of the others. ...


One choice of simple roots for E8 (by no means unique) is given by the rows of the following matrix:

left [begin{smallmatrix} frac{1}{2}&-frac{1}{2}&-frac{1}{2}&-frac{1}{2}&-frac{1}{2}&-frac{1}{2}&-frac{1}{2}&frac{1}{2} -1&1&0&0&0&0&0&0  0&-1&1&0&0&0&0&0  0&0&-1&1&0&0&0&0  0&0&0&-1&1&0&0&0  0&0&0&0&-1&1&0&0  0&0&0&0&0&-1&1&0  1&1&0&0&0&0&0&0  end{smallmatrix}right ].

Dynkin diagram

The Dynkin diagram for E8 is given by See also Simple Lie group. ...

Dynkin diagram of E8

This diagram gives a concise visual summary of the root structure. Each node of this diagram represents a simple root. A line joining two simple roots indicates that they are at an angle of 120° to each other. Two simple roots which are not joined by a line are orthogonal. Image File history File links Dynkin_diagram_E8. ... In mathematics, orthogonal is synonymous with perpendicular when used as a simple adjective that is not part of any longer phrase with a standard definition. ...


Cartan matrix

The Cartan matrix of a rank r root system is an r × r matrix whose entries are derived from the simple roots. Specifically, the entries of the Cartan matrix are given by In mathematics, the term Cartan matrix has two meanings. ... In mathematics, a matrix (plural matrices) is a rectangular table of elements (or entries), which may be numbers or, more generally, any abstract quantities that can be added and multiplied. ...

A_{ij} = 2frac{(alpha_i,alpha_j)}{(alpha_i,alpha_i)}

where (-,-) is the Euclidean inner product and αi are the simple roots. The entries are independent of the choice of simple roots (up to ordering). In mathematics, an inner product space is a vector space with additional structure, an inner product (also called a scalar product), which allows us to introduce geometrical notions such as angles and lengths of vectors. ...


The Cartan matrix for E8 is given by

left [ begin{smallmatrix} 2 & -1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0  -1 & 2 & -1& 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0  0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -1  0 & 0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & 0 & 0 & 0  0 & 0 & 0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & 0 & 0  0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -1 & 2 & -1 & 0  0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -1 & 2 & 0  0 & 0 & -1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 2 end{smallmatrix}right ].

The determinant of this matrix is equal to 1. In algebra, a determinant is a function depending on n that associates a scalar, det(A), to every n×n square matrix A. The fundamental geometric meaning of a determinant is as the scale factor for volume when A is regarded as a linear transformation. ...


E8 root lattice

Main article: E8 lattice

The integral span of the E8 root system forms a lattice in R8 naturally called the E8 root lattice. This lattice is rather remarkable in that it is the only (nontrivial) even, unimodular lattice with rank less than 16. In mathematics, the E8 lattice is a special lattice in R8. ... In mathematics, especially in geometry and group theory, a lattice in Rn is a discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn. ... In mathematics, the E8 lattice is a special lattice in R8. ... In mathematics, a unimodular lattice is a lattice of discriminant 1 or −1. ...


Significant maximal subgroups

The smaller exceptional groups E7 and E6 sit inside E8. In the compact group, both (E7×SU(2)) / (Z/2Z) and (E6×SU(3)) / (Z/3Z) are maximal subgroups of E8. Graph of E7 Gosset polytope, 321 Coxeter–Dynkin diagram: . It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations. ... In mathematics, E6 is the name of some Lie groups and also their Lie algebras . ... In mathematics, a maximal subgroup H of a group G is a proper subgroup, such that no proper subgroup K contains H strictly. ...


The 248-dimensional adjoint representation of E8 may be considered in terms of its restricted representation to the first of these subgroups. It transforms under SU(2)×E7 as a sum of tensor product representations, which may be labelled as a pair of dimensions as In mathematics, if G is a group and H a subgroup, then for any linear representation ρ of G, we can define the restricted representation ρ|H by simply setting ρ|H(h) = ρ(h). ...

(3,1) + (1,133) + (2,56) ,!

(Since there is a quotient in the product, these notations may strictly be taken as indicating the infinitesimal (Lie algebra) representations.) Since the adjoint representation can be described by the roots together with the generators in the Cartan subalgebra, we may see that decomposition by looking at these. In this description: In mathematics, a Cartan subalgebra is a certain kind of subalgebra of a Lie algebra. ...

  • The (3,1) consists of the roots (0,0,0,0,0,0,1,−1), (0,0,0,0,0,0,−1,1) and the Cartan generator corresponding to the last dimension.
  • The (1,133) consists of all roots with (1,1), (−1,−1), (0,0), (−1/2,−1/2) or (1/2,1/2) in the last two dimensions, together with the Cartan generators corresponding to the first 7 dimensions.
  • The (2,56) consists of all roots with permutations of (1,0), (−1,0) or (1/2,−1/2) in the last two dimensions.

The 248-dimensional adjoint representation of E8, when similarly restricted, transforms under SU(3)×E6 as:

(8,1) + (1,78) + (3,27) + (overline{3},overline{27})

We may again see the decomposition by looking at the roots together with the generators in the Cartan subalgebra. In this description: In mathematics, a Cartan subalgebra is a certain kind of subalgebra of a Lie algebra. ...

  • The (8,1) consists of the roots with permutations of (1,−1,0) in the last three dimensions, together with the Cartan generator corresponding to the last two dimensions.
  • The (1,78) consists of all roots with (0,0,0), (−1/2,−1/2,−1/2) or (1/2,1/2,1/2) in the last three dimensions, together with the Cartan generators corresponding to the first 6 dimensions.
  • The (3,27) consists of all roots with permutations of (1,0,0), (1,1,0) or (−1/2,1/2,1/2) in the last three dimensions.
  • The (3,27) consists of all roots with permutations of (−1,0,0), (−1,−1,0) or (1/2,−1/2,−1/2) in the last three dimensions.

Applications

The E8 Lie group has applications in theoretical physics, in particular in string theory and supergravity. The group E8×E8 (the Cartesian product of two copies of E8) serves as the gauge group of one of the two types of heterotic string and is one of two anomaly-free gauge groups that can be coupled to the N = 1 supergravity in 10 dimensions. E8 is the U-duality group of supergravity on an eight-torus (in its split form). Theoretical physics employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics, as opposed to experimental processes, in an attempt to understand nature. ... Interaction in the subatomic world: world lines of pointlike particles in the Standard Model or a world sheet swept up by closed strings in string theory String theory is a model of fundamental physics, whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings, rather than the zero-dimensional point... In theoretical physics, supergravity (supergravity theory) refers to a field theory which combines the two theories of supersymmetry and general relativity. ... In mathematics, the Cartesian product is a direct product of sets. ... Gauge theories are a class of physical theories based on the idea that symmetry transformations can be performed locally as well as globally. ... In physics, a heterotic string is a peculiar mixture (or hybrid) of the bosonic string and the superstring (the adjective heterotic comes from the Greek word heterosis). ... In physics, an anomaly is a classical symmetry — a symmetry of the Lagrangian — that is broken in quantum field theories. ... In theoretical physics, supergravity (supergravity theory) refers to a field theory which combines the two theories of supersymmetry and general relativity. ... U-duality is a symmetry of string theory or M-theory combining S-duality and T-duality transformations. ...


One way to incorporate the standard model of particle physics into heterotic string theory is the symmetry breaking of E8 to its maximal subalgebra SU(3)×E6. The Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Interactions For the Standard Model in Cryptography, see Standard Model (cryptography). ... Spontaneous symmetry breaking in physics takes place when a system that is symmetric with respect to some symmetry group goes into a vacuum state that is not symmetric. ...


In 1982, Michael Freedman used the E8 lattice to construct an example of a topological 4-manifold, the E8 manifold, which has no smooth structure. Michael Hartley Freedman (born 21 April 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a mathematician at Microsoft Research. ... In mathematics, a manifold M is a type of space, characterized in one of two equivalent ways: near every point of the space, we have a coordinate system; or near every point, the environment is like that in Euclidean space of a given dimension. ... In mathematics, 4-manifold is a 4-dimensional topological manifold. ... In mathematics, the E8 manifold is the unique compact, simply connected topological 4-manifold with intersection form the E8 lattice. ... In mathematics, an n-dimensional differential structure (or differentiable structure) on a set M makes it into an n-dimensional differential manifold, which is a topological manifold with some additional structure that allows us to do differential calculus on the manifold. ...


In October 2007, physicist Garrett Lisi analyzed a non-compact real form of the E8 Lie algebra to provide a purported simple theory of everything. Antony Garrett Lisi is an American-born theoretical physicist. ... An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything[1] is the title of a physics paper submitted to the arXiv library on Nov. ...


References

A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ... A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ... A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ... A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ... A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ... George Lusztig is an American mathematician. ... David A. Vogan is a mathematician at M.I.T. who works on unitary representations of simple Lie groups. ... Inventiones Mathematicae, often just referred to as Inventiones, is a mathematical journal published monthly by Springer Berlin/Heidelberg. ... The Springer-Verlag (pronounced SHPRING er FAIR lahk) was a worldwide publishing company base in Germany. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ...

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