nLab magic triangle

Context

Algebra

Lie theory

∞-Lie theory (higher geometry)

Background

Smooth structure

Higher groupoids

Lie theory

∞-Lie groupoids

∞-Lie algebroids

Formal Lie groupoids

Cohomology

Homotopy

Related topics

Examples

\infty-Lie groupoids

\infty-Lie groups

\infty-Lie algebroids

\infty-Lie algebras

Exceptional structures

Contents

Idea

The magic triangle (due to Cvitanović 1981 and Deligne & Gross 2002) is a triangular array of Lie groups which extends the Freudenthal magic square.

References

The original references:

Review:

In relation to rational 2d conformal field theory:

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