Cartan integer

noun

Any of the scalar products a_ij=2(r_i,r_j)/(r_i,r_i) that make up the Cartan matrix of a simple Lie algebra.

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nounCartan integer (plural Cartan integers)

plural Cartan integers

  1. mathematicsAny of the scalar products a_ij=2(r_i,r_j)/(r_i,r_i) that make up the Cartan matrix of a simple Lie algebra.
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