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SUMMARY:String Theory and the Moonshine Programme - Cheng\, M (Harvard Uni
 versity)
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:In some occasions\, certain finite groups display a close conn
 ection to certain modular objects defined on the upper-half plane. The mos
 t well-known of such a relation between these two distinct mathematical st
 ructures is the so-called monstrous moonshine\, relating the largest spora
 dic group to a set of modular functions. String theory\, with its power to
  geometrise automorphic objects\, has been proven instrumental in providin
 g insights into these mysterious relations. Recently\, certain unexpected 
 relation with various similarities to the monstrous moonshine has been dis
 covered. In this talk I will review these recent mathematical developments
 \, while putting extra focus on the role played by string theory.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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