Symmetry and Singularity

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Yukari ITO

Graduate School of Mathematics, Nagoya University
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What is Symmetry in Mathematics?
• Symmetry with a person in the mirror.
• Forget everything except the shape!

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Geometric symmetry• Definition of Symmetry.
【Symmetry】
Symmetry can be observed after we
Rotate around a point,
See the image in the mirror, etc.,
the shape is the same as the original one.

Group can explain this situation well mathematically.
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Geometric Symmetry• Line Symmetry (regerection symmetry)©EMILY
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Geometric Symmetry• Point Symmetry.

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Definition of a Group【Group (群）】
Let G be a set with operator ＊、we call the set G a Group if
it satisfies the following conditions:
０．If x, y is in G, then x＊y is also in G.
１．(x＊y)＊z=x＊(y＊z) Associative Law（結合法則）．
２．There exists identity element e in G such that
x＊e=e＊x=x .
３．There exists the inverse element of x such that
x＊y=y＊x=e.
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Let’s find symmetries (Family crest)

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How to move the shape → a group.
• The meaning of the definition of a group in terms ofmovement of a family crest.
１．Associative law: Rule for computation.
２．Identity element（no move, do Nothing!）
３．Inverse element＝opposite movement.

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Example１• Rotation・・・Cyclic group (巡回群）
Rotate suitably!
Mitsudomoe(三つ巴)Move it for 120 degrees, then it willcoincide with the original shape.
This group is called cyclic group of order three.
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Exmaple２• Rotation and turning over・・・Dihedral group (二面体群）
Rotate and turn over!
Kikyou(桔梗）Rotate for 72 degrees or turn it over,
Then it will coincide with the original one.
This group is called Dihedral group of order five.

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What kind of symmetry?
• There are several symmetries!
Kiku (菊)Kiri (桐)https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/645070346596867118/?lp=true 2018/06/12

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Hanabishi (花菱)
Chigai-masu ni kikyo

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Design and Group• These two Family crests has difference design.
• Mathematically, they have the same symmetry andthe corresponding groups are the same!
Kiri (桐)http://kamoeya.hamazo.tv/e2941161.html
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Tachibana (橘)https://sengoku-g.net/crests/view/51
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Two dimensional crystal group• Rotation, Turning over and Parallel displacement !
We will obtain
two dimensional crystal groups!
The number of the crystal groups are only 17! （1891,Fedlov）

１．Tiles in Alhambra Palace in Spain.
２．Designs for wall paper, Fabric prints. Etc.
reference:『この定理が美しい』（数学書房）の「対称性の美」
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Three dimensional crystal group• The number of the three crystal groups are 217• Most of them are exist in the nature!

http://www.cmpt.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/~otsuki/sc.html 2018/06/12• The number of the Four dimensional crystal groups is 4783

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Symmetry in the nature!
• Group theory is used in Physics and Chemistry.
• It is useful to know theStructure of Molecule

Make new medicine, etc.

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Symmetry in the nature• 2001 Novel Prize in Chemistry
Professor Ryoji Noyori found a way to make oneof the mirror symmetries.

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16• 2008 Novel Prize in Physics• Professors Makoto Kobayashi and Hidetoshi Maskawa find antisymmetry of the Universe.

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Singularity

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Group action make a singularity!
• Consider invariant under the group action：• When G is cyclic group of order two, then the group action on two−1 0
dimensional space can be written by a matrix Ａ＝.
0 −1• The invariant monomials are 𝑥 2 , 𝑦 2 , 𝑥𝑦 . If we put them as
𝑥 2 ＝Ｘ, 𝑦 2 ＝Ｙ, 𝑥𝑦 ＝Ｚ, then XY = Ｚ2 . More naturally,
Ｘ2 + Ｙ2 + Ｚ2 = 0

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The singualrity by the group action
Ｘ2 + Ｙ2 + Ｚ2 = 0

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Real picture!

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Cyclic group of order 4
Ｘ2 + Ｙ2 + Ｚ4 = 0

双対

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McKay correspondence in dimension two• IfＧis a cyclic group of oder n+1• The defining equation isＸ2 + Ｙ2 + Ｚ𝑛+1 = 0• They will have n curves in the resolution of singularities!
It is also the same as the number of the group non-trivial
irreducible representation!
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Higher dimensional McKay correspondece• We can also extend these to higher dimension,• But there are many difficulties!
• On the other hand, there some relations with results inPhysics!

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Singularities in Physics• Black Holes• Big Bang• Super String theory:
The Universe(10)＝space time(4)＋Calabi-Yau (6)• Multiverse:

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