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Kac-Moody_algebra

Kac-Moody algebra

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Noun

Kac-Moody algebra ‎(plural Kac-Moody algebras)

  1. (mathematics) A Lie algebra, usually infinite-dimensional, that can be defined by generators and relations through a generalized Cartan matrix. They have applications in theoretical physics.

Etymology

Named after Victor Kac and Robert Moody, who independently discovered them.

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