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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480939803321

Autore

Niemann Peter <1965->

Titolo

Some generalized Kac-Moody algebras with known root multiplicities / / Peter Niemann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , 2002

ISBN

1-4704-0339-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, , 0065-9266 ; ; number 746

Disciplina

510 s

512/.55

Soggetti

Kac-Moody algebras

Root systems (Algebra)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Volume 157, number 746 (second of 5 numbers)."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. Generalized Kac-Moody Algebras""; ""1.1. Definition and Fundamental Properties""; ""1.2. The Denominator Formula""; ""1.3. Vertex Algebras""; ""1.4. The Fake Monster Lie Algebra""; ""1.5. The Twisted Denominator Formula""; ""1.6. Construction of the GKMs""; ""1.7. Root Multiplicities""; ""Chapter 2. Modular Forms""; ""2.1. Review of Modular Group and Modular Forms""; ""2.2. Some Modular Forms Related to Eta""; ""Chapter 3. Lattices and their Theta-Functions""; ""3.1. Review of Results about Lattices""; ""3.2. The Character of Theta""

""Chapter 4. The Proof of Theorem 1.7""""4.1. The Theta-Function of L*""; ""4.2. Sums of Quadratic Residues""; ""4.3. The Short Vectors of L*""; ""4.4. The Conclusion of the Proof""; ""Chapter 5. The Real Simple Roots""; ""5.1. The Set of Real Simple Roots""; ""5.2. Holes and Dynkin Diagrams""; ""5.3. The Volume Formula""; ""5.4. The Automorphism Groups""; ""Chapter 6. Hyperbolic Lie Algebras""; ""6.1. Wan's classification""; ""6.2. Finite, Affine, and Hyperbolic Subalgebras""; ""6.3. Conclusions""; ""Appendix A""; ""N=23""; ""N=11""; ""N=7""; ""N=5""; ""N=3""; ""N=2""; ""Appendix B""

""Bibliography""""Notation""