scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1344982

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Authors Koichiro Harada

Publication date 18 June 2000

zbMATH Keywords

irreducible charactersMonsterMonster modulesmonstrous moonshinequantum Galois theoryvertex operator algebras

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional Lie (super)algebras (17B65) Virasoro and related algebras (17B68) Vertex operators; vertex operator algebras and related structures (17B69) Simple groups: sporadic groups (20D08)

Review text

This is an expository article on the Monster from the point of view of vertex operator algebras. The author starts with the smallest nontrivial complex irreducible character of degree 196883 and proceeds to a construction of the Monster by \textit{R. L. Griess} [Invent. Math. 69, 1--102 (1982; Zbl 0498.20013)]. Then the author reviews the monstrous moonshine of Conway and Norton and its proof by \textit{R. E. Borcherds} [Invent. Math. 109, No. 2, 405--444 (1992; Zbl 0799.17014)] and the construction of the Monster module by Frenkel, Lepowsky and Meurman. Recent topics such as the quantum Galois theory and Miyamoto's theory of code vertex operator algebras with its applications are also discussed. The article is written clearly and readable for a wide audience.

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