From 91920faa2d4d6fcac77db0b3854a71eccf08840d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dimitri Lozeve Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:24:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add post on Lie theory --- posts/lie-theory.org | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/lie-theory.org diff --git a/posts/lie-theory.org b/posts/lie-theory.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..231c1b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/lie-theory.org @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: "Learning some Lie theory for fun and profit " +date: 2020-11-10 +toc: false +--- + +[fn::{-} The phrase "for fun and profit" seems to be a pretty old +expression: according to the answers to [[https://english.stackexchange.com/q/25205][this StackExchange question]], +it might date back to Horace's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Poetica_(Horace)][/Ars Poetica/]] ("prodesse et +delectare"). I like the idea that books (and ideas!) should be both +instructive and enjoyable...]