====== Dynkin Diagrams ====== Dynkin diagrams are a convenient way to encode all important information about a Lie algebra. Explanations in this section should contain no formulas, but instead colloquial things like you would hear them during a coffee break or at a cocktail party. * [[https://www.classe.cornell.edu/~pt267/files/BSMclub/Nic_12Nov12.pdf|Dynkin Diagrams or Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lie Algebras (But Were Too Busy To Ask)]] by Nicolas Rey-Le Lorier The motto in this section is: //the higher the level of abstraction, the better//. --> Example1# <-- --> Example2:# <--