The \(E_8\) geometry from a Clifford perspective

DOI10.1007/s00006-016-0675-9zbMath1368.52006arXiv1603.04805WikidataQ59615031 ScholiaQ59615031MaRDI QIDQ2361044

Pierre-Philippe Dechant

Publication date: 29 June 2017

Published in: Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.04805

zbMATH Keywords

Coxeter groups; Lie groups; quantum algebras; spinors; Clifford algebras; Lie algebras; representation theory; icosahedral symmetry; root systems; McKay correspondence; Coxeter plane; \(E_8\); exceptional phenomena; trinities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

52B12: Special polytopes (linear programming, centrally symmetric, etc.)

52B10: Three-dimensional polytopes

20F55: Reflection and Coxeter groups (group-theoretic aspects)

15A66: Clifford algebras, spinors

52B15: Symmetry properties of polytopes

14E16: McKay correspondence

17B22: Root systems

Uses Software

• CLUCalc