PIRSA:16090051 Scientific Series Mathematical physics

DOI10.48660/16090051

Series: Mathematical Physics

Johnson-Freyd, T. (2016). Moonshine, topological modular forms, and 576 fermions.. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/16090051

Johnson-Freyd, Theo. Moonshine, topological modular forms, and 576 fermions.. Perimeter Institute, Sep. 22, 2016, https://pirsa.org/16090051 

@misc{ pirsa_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},
  year = {2016},
  month = {sep},
  note = {PIRSA:16090051 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

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.

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