Comments on: Math Blog of the Day: The Narrow Road http://deeplinking.net/math-blogs/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:07:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sean http://deeplinking.net/math-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-7506 Sean Tue, 01 May 2007 02:32:31 +0000 http://deeplinking.net/math-blogs/#comment-7506 I have no idea what a Lie ring is, honestly. As McInnes likes to point out, the problem with math is that the levels of abstraction increase exponentially the deeper you go. If you miss a level you're screwed. But I think if you stick with McInnes' blog (the printable version makes good bedtime reading), he'll eventually get to it. He's currently <a href="http://jedidiah.stuff.gen.nz/wp/?p=13" rel="nofollow">exploring different algebras</a>, which means he might get to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_algebra" rel="nofollow">Lie algebra</a> soon. Maybe you should email him though about the applications of his work. I have no idea what a Lie ring is, honestly. As McInnes likes to point out, the problem with math is that the levels of abstraction increase exponentially the deeper you go. If you miss a level you’re screwed. But I think if you stick with McInnes’ blog (the printable version makes good bedtime reading), he’ll eventually get to it. He’s currently exploring different algebras, which means he might get to Lie algebra soon. Maybe you should email him though about the applications of his work.

]]> By: sandswipe http://deeplinking.net/math-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-6930 sandswipe Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:32:33 +0000 http://deeplinking.net/math-blogs/#comment-6930 His blog is good stuff, and interesting to a curious non-mathematician such as myself, but can anyone actually explain what a lie ring even is? I can't find any sort of meaning in the doctorate-level equations of wikipedia and elswhere, and as a lazy/american high school student I need some vague definition using words (it doesn't even have to be totally accurate, just an outline of possible applications). Any help would be appreciated. His blog is good stuff, and interesting to a curious non-mathematician such as myself, but can anyone actually explain what a lie ring even is? I can’t find any sort of meaning in the doctorate-level equations of wikipedia and elswhere, and as a lazy/american high school student I need some vague definition using words (it doesn’t even have to be totally accurate, just an outline of possible applications).

Any help would be appreciated.

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