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https://pirsa.org/16090051Moonshine, topological modular forms, and 576 fermions.
APA
Johnson-Freyd, T. (2016). Moonshine, topological modular forms, and 576 fermions.. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/16090051
MLA
Johnson-Freyd, Theo. Moonshine, topological modular forms, and 576 fermions.. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Sep. 22, 2016, https://pirsa.org/16090051
BibTex
@misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:16090051, doi = {10.48660/16090051}, url = {https://pirsa.org/16090051}, author = {Johnson-Freyd, Theo}, keywords = {Mathematical physics}, language = {en}, title = {Moonshine, topological modular forms, and 576 fermions.}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics}, year = {2016}, month = {sep}, note = {PIRSA:16090051 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/index.php/pirsa/16090051}} }
Theo Johnson-Freyd Dalhousie University
Source RepositoryPIRSA
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Scientific Series
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Abstract
I will report on progress understanding the 576-fold periodicity in TMF in terms of conformal field theoretic constructions. Sporadic finite groups and their cohomology will play a role.