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Old and new on the exceptional group \(G_2\). (English) Zbl 1194.22023

Summary: The appearance of the simple complex Lie Algebra of rank 2 and dimension 14 came as a surprise to its nineteenth century discoverer. The author tells the story, both mathematical and historical, of the corresponding simple Lie group and the mathematicians who studied it.

MSC:

22E60 Lie algebras of Lie groups
17B25 Exceptional (super)algebras
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