CIMPA research school on
Lattices and applications to cryptography and coding theory
Saigon University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
August 1st - 12th, 2016


Lattices and Lie Algebras
Lecturer: Laura Geatti (Tor Vergata)
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Program
Complex simple Lie algebras. Killing form. Cartan subalgebras and Weyl group. Root system of a simple Lie algebra. Cartan matrix and Dynkin  diagram.

The classification of complex simple Lie algebras: the classical and the exceptional simple Lie algebras.  The root lattice and the weight lattice of a simple Lie algebra: their properties and their significance.  The lattice E8.