John Leech
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John Leech was a British mathematician best known for his discovery of the 24-dimensional Leech lattice, a highly symmetrical structure central to sphere packing and group theory.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leech lattice | 0 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
even unimodular lattice
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human ⓘ lattice ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dimension | 24 ⓘ |
| discovered | Leech lattice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
coding theory
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group theory ⓘ sphere packing ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
group theory
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lattice theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ sphere packing ⓘ |
| hasProperty | highly symmetrical ⓘ |
| knownFor | discovery of the Leech lattice ⓘ |
| name | John Leech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Leech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notability |
central contributions to group theory via the Leech lattice
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central contributions to sphere packing theory ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leech lattice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
construction of sporadic simple groups
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optimal sphere packings in 24 dimensions ⓘ study of finite simple groups ⓘ |
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