Definition:Lie Theory/Historical Note

Historical Note on Lie Theory
The branch of mathematics now known as Lie theory emerged from the research by, started in $1873$, into the structure of what are now known as Lie groups.

The results of this research appeared in the publication of $3$ papers by and  between $1888$ and $1893$, and $4$ papers by  between $1888$ and $1890$.

The work built on the concepts of groups and matrices by, and , dating back to the years between $1850$ and $1859$.

More recently, Lie groups have shown they have a practical application in modern physics.