Adinkras and the nature of reality physics world, june 2010. Each day at cdc, we try to imagine a safer, healthier world. Ifa, adinkra, llull, e8 and physics frank dodd tony smith, jr. Automorphism properties and classification of adinkras. Uncovering the codes for reality krista tippett, american public radio. Following the ubiquitous spirit of visual diagrams in physics, adinkras are combinatorial objects that encode information about the representation theory of supersymmetry algebras. Aug 27, 2014 this is another alltime favorite the secondmost popular post on. In eleventh grade, gates took his first class in physics and he. This relies on special objects, which we have called adinkra symbols, which supply tangible geometric forms to the stillemerging mathematical basis underlying supersymmetry. See more ideas about adinkra symbols, symbols and african symbols. Herein, we prove that all offshell world line supermultiplets subject to physicsstandard conditions can be analyzed in terms of adinkras, as well as synthesized from them in a. We extend previous results dealing with characterization of adinkra degeneracy via matrix products and.
Structural theory and classification of 2d adinkras. For you and all your colleagues cced on your communication, i have attached to this message a document. Now, james gates explains how research on a class of geometric symbols known as adinkras could lead to fresh insights into the theory of supersymmetry and perhaps even the very nature of reality. Mathematically they can be described as colored finite connected simple graphs, that are bipartite and nregular. Mar 21, 2020 the significance of adinkra symbols in black african culture and the influence these symbols have had on black african american culture and other ethnic cultures throughout the world in education, philosophy, spirituality, and nature. They are incorporated into walls and other architectural features. Ovrut, nuclear physics b589 2000 269291 intersecting orbifold planes and. Adinkra definition is a writing system incorporating symbols representing various concepts that is used by the akan peoples of ghana to mark fabrics, walls, pottery, and other surfaces often used before another noun. Adinkra inequivalence from coxeter group representations. African american presbyterians living into the 21st century. A small adinkra graph, that is graph isomorphic to a. Today, uncovering the codes for reality with string theorist s.
Abstract we propose the recently defined holoraumy tensor to play a critical role in defining a metric to establish a correspondence between 4d, nextended 0branebased valise supermultiplet representations and, correspondingly via susy holography. Their name is derived from ashanti symbols of the same name overview. Adinkras are a way of understanding how one can create a supersymmetric theory a theory in which forces and matter particles have a relationship which as far as we understand is not the case in real world. Adinkras and the nature of reality james gates physics world 23 6. The dna of reality, this trio of teaching company courses traces the development of physics in the 20th centuryfrom welltested theories such as relativity and quantum mechanics, to the more abstract research of late 20thcentury particle physics, to the strange world of string theory, which is still in an. Reduction redux of adinkras international journal of modern. In this way, the worldline of a superparticle is described. Adinkrahene adinkra symbol, meaning, pronunciation, discussion.
Physics letters b 659 2008 441446 adinkras and the dynamics of superspace prepotentials c. Adinkras dont give much insight into possible models of susy consistent with that or that data, they dont help us renormalize anything, they dont involve adscft or other dualities at least, not as the word. We present a symbolic method for organizing the representation theory of onedimensional superalgebras. Systematic observations, controlled experiments, qualitative and chapter one physical world 1. We show performing general 0brane reduction along an arbitrary fixed direction in spacetime and applied to the starting point of minimal, offshell 4d. Abstract we propose the recently defined holoraumy tensor to play a critical role in defining a metric to establish a correspondence between 4d, nextended 0branebased valise supermultiplet representations and, correspondingly via susy holography, on the space of 1d, nextended networkbased adinkras. Tristan hubsch department of physics and astronomy howard.
Although integers are ubiquitous in quantum physics, they have different mathematical origins. Adinkras have many intricate links with other fields such as graph theory, clifford theory, and coding theory. Complex ideas, complex shapes adinkras geometric objects that encode mathematical relationships between supersymmetric particles are named after symbols that represent wise sayings in west african culture. So, i mean, is that one way that we interact with these physics, just by naming what we see.
Originating from the asantes of ghana, the symbols have assumed global importance and are now found on objects like furniture, sculpture, earthenware pots and casual wear. State university of new york physics departmentuniversity of. According to the adinkra dictionary, the design of this symbol resembles. Using this, we classify adinkras according to their equivalence and isomorphism classes.
Physics iwthep 2007, roorkee, ua, india, 1520 mar 2007, aip conf. Adinkras in 4, 9, will be referred to as 1d adinkras in this paper, since they relate to supersymmetry in 1 dimension. In this paper we efficiently classify the automorphism groups of adinkras relative to a set of local parameters. Pdf automorphism properties and classification of adinkras. In this paper, we discuss offshell representations of nextended supersymmetry in one dimension, i. Adinkra are visual symbols, originally created by the ashanti of ghana and the gyaman of cote divoire in west africa, that represent concepts or aphorisms. Yet it was not until 2009 that research on adinkras arxiv. Culture and personality psychological anthropology. This article first appeared in physics world, june 2010 physicists have long sought to describe the universe in terms of equations. In supergravity and supersymmetric representation theory, adinkra symbols are a graphical representation of supersymmetric algebras. This symbol is reportedly the inspiration of the design of the other symbols. Physics department hobart and william smith colleges physics department. Apr 16, 2007 adinkra definition is a writing system incorporating symbols representing various concepts that is used by the akan peoples of ghana to mark fabrics, walls, pottery, and other surfaces often used before another noun. You should further research the meaning of any symbol before deciding to use it for a tattoo to ensure it conveys the message you desire.
The scientific method involves several interconnected steps. Some of the equations described here have been known for some time to physicists who study susy. In this colloquium, i will give a glimpse of how integers arise as either topological invariants or as analytic indices, as is the case in the socalled quantum hall effect. Adinkra symbols and the rich akan culture african heritage. Adinkra symbolsphysics complex ideas, complex shapes cover of physics world june 2010 frontiers of science and philosophy. In a perfect world, these two notions would coincide. Ifa at least as far back as 12,000 years ago, africans had developed ifa oracle. In this paper, we further analyze these results in terms of b c 3, the signed permutation group of three elements, and b c 4, the signed permutation group of four elements.
Adinkras, supersymmetry, and spectral triples matilde marcolli ma148b spring 2016 topics in mathematical physics matilde marcolli adinkras, supersymmetry, and spectral triples. James gates uncovering the codes for reality the on. Adinkra are used extensively in fabrics, pottery, logos and advertising. Following after ideas discussed in previous papers about automorphisms and classification of adinkras and corresponding supermultiplets, we make a new and alternative proposal to use equivalence classes of the unsigned permutation group s 4 to define distinct representations of higherdimensional spin bundles within the context of adinkras. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online. This is another alltime favorite the secondmost popular post on.
Adinkras are graphical tools for studying offshell representations of supersymmetry. African symbols from the akans of ghana adinkra symbols. From my searching these physics adinkras have gained little outside attention, but someone might know better. Adinkras and the nature of reality james gates talks about. Reduction redux of adinkras article pdf available in international journal of modern physics a 29 december 20 with 19 reads how we measure reads. Aug 02, 2004 we present a symbolic method for organizing the representation theory of onedimensional superalgebras.
O shell supersymmetry and filtered cli ord supermodules the. Ovrut, nuclear physics b589 2000 269291 intersecting orbifold planes and local anomaly cancellation in mtheory. Correspondingly, in these supermultiplets some but not all of the component. Below is a table displaying in alphabetical order some of the old and new adinkra and other cultural symbols. Puzzling similarities between akangyaman adinkra symbolism and adinkra in mathematical physics dear toyin, thank you for your message below. Adinkras are graphical tools created to study representations of supersymmetry. As we revisit this favorite, please let us know if there are other things you would like to learn on the topic, and we will try to add more. Generating all 36,864 fourcolor adinkras via signed. You will find adinkra symbols on many exported items, such as furniture, sculpture, pottery, tshirts, hats and other clothing items in addition to fabric. Symbols of power describes research begun in 2004 on adinkras, a new concept that links computer codes like those used in browsers to the supersymmetric equations of fundamental physics. One approach to the representation theory of super lie algebras is to. The material in this section is mainly found in 6, 9, with minor paraphrasing. Adinkras from ordered quartets of bc 4 coxeter group elements and regarding another gadgets 1,358,954,496 matrix elements s.
They have been arranged by names in twi, literal translation in english, significance and proverbial meaning. In supergravity and supersymmetric representation theory, adinkra symbols are a graphical. Now, james gates explains how research on a class of. Something that youve written about thats part of your endeavor is naming what you see, right. Another popular use of the symbols is for tattoo art. Determine which topologies are possible the topology of an adinkra is the. I hope that you are able to down load it successfully. Besides having inherent interest for physicists, the study of adinkras. Adinkras, but represent various generalizations thereof. Originating from the asantes of ghana, the symbols have assumed global importance and are now found on objects. Adinkra symbols physics project gutenberg selfpublishing. Adinkras for mathematicians american mathematical society. Recently, all 1,358,954,496 values of the gadget between the 36,864 adinkras with four colors, four bosons, and four fermions have been computed.
Physicists have long sought to describe the universe in terms of equations. James gates physicists have long sought to describe the universe in terms of equations. The elegant figure with three concentric circles is easy to draw and its abstract form connotes the importance of ideas. Automorphism properties and classification of adinkras article pdf available in advances in mathematical physics 20151. Local anomaly cancellation, mtheory orbifolds, and phasetransitions, m. Adinkras, 0branes, holoraumy and the susy qftqm correspondence.