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Baez & Huerta in Scientific American: “The Strangest Numbers in String Theory”
“Octonions were largely neglected since their discovery in 1843, but in the past few decades they have assumed a curious importance in string theory. And indeed, if string theory is a correct representation of the universe, they may explain why … Continue reading
Posted in Mathematics, Physics, Science, String Theory
Tagged Applied Mathematics, Division Algebra, Geometry, Octonions, Supersymmetry
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