The Rankin LecturesThe number 8 plays a special role in mathematics due to the ‘octonions’, an 8-dimensional number system where one can add, multiply, subtract and divide, but where the commutative and associ - E8 lattice - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	The Rankin LecturesThe number 8 plays a special role in mathematics due to the ‘octonions’, an 8-dimensional number system where one can add, multiply, subtract and divide, but where the commutative and associ Add to Reading List Document Date: 2008-09-12 00:52:22 Open Document File Size: 880,30 KB Share Result on Facebook Company E8 / / Organization University of Glasgow Background / Department of Mathematics / / Person Hamilton / John Graves / John Stembridge / / URL www.homedepot.ca / www.math.lsa.umich.edu/∼jrs/coxplane.html / / SocialTag Octonion Dimension Quaternion Superstring theory Worldsheet Exceptional object E8 lattice Physics Abstract algebra String theory

The Rankin LecturesThe number 8 plays a special role in mathematics due to the ‘octonions’, an 8-dimensional number system where one can add, multiply, subtract and divide, but where the commutative and associAdd to Reading List