Monstrous Moonshine: The first twenty-five years — mentioned by gregschlom

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:15:30 GMT

Here you go: 24, the Monster, and quantum gravity By Richard Green Think of a prime number other than 2 or 3. Multiply the number by itself and then subtract 1. The result is a multiple of 24. This observation might appear to be a curiosity, but it turns out to be the tip of an iceberg, with far-reaching connections to other areas of mathematics and physics. This result works for more than just prime numbers. It works for any number that is relatively prime to 24. For example, 25 is relatively prime to 24, because the only positive number that is a factor of both of them is 1. (An easy way to…

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Monstrous Moonshine: The first twenty-five years — mentioned by gregschlom