Richard E. Borcherds

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Richard_E._Borcherds
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
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gptkb:Lie_algebras
group theory
vertex algebras
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard E. Borcherds
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proof of the Moonshine conjecture
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