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For questions about mathematical problems arising from physics, the natural science studying general properties of matter, radiation and energy.

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Has the Lie group E8 really been detected experimentally?

A few months ago there were several math talks about how the Lie group E8 had been detected in some physics experiment. … Does anyone know enough about the physics to comment on whether the claim is plausible? Or has anyone heard anything more about this from a reliable source? …
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