Saturday, July 11, 2015

mathematical physics - Why is there a deep mysterious relation between string theory and number theory, elliptic curves, $E_8$ and the Monster group?


Why is there a deep mysterious relation between string theory and number theory (Langlands program), elliptic curves, modular functions, the exceptional group $E_8$, and the Monster group as in Monstrous Moonshine?


Surely it's not just a coincidence in the Platonic world of mathematics.


Granted this may not be fully answerable given the current state of knowledge, but are there any hints/plausibility arguments that might illuminate the connections?




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