Pariahs are fundamental building blocks in a branch of mathematics called group theory, but seem to be unconnected from both physics and other areas of mathematics. Such a connection has now been identified.
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Gannon, T. A pariah finds a home. Nature 550, 191–192 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature24147
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