Lecture 16 - Dynkin Diagrams from Lie Algebras, and Vice Versa (Schuller's Geometric Anatomy of Theoretical Physics)

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Summary of contents: proof that sl(2,C) is simple; Cartan subalgebra of sl(2,C); roots and fundamental roots of sl(2,C); the Dynkin diagram of sl(2,C); the A2 Dynkin diagram; detailed reconstruction of A2 from its Dynkin diagram.

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