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A type of symmetry so unusual that it was called a “pariah” turns out to have deep connections to number theory.
To begin to understand what mathematicians and physicists see in the abstract structures of symmetries, let’s start with a familiar shape.
The physicist-mathematician Miranda Cheng is working to harness a mysterious connection between string theory, algebra and number theory.
Researchers are on the trail of a mysterious connection between number theory, algebra and string theory.