#3077: de Sitter

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[A large note is taped to a closed door, which has a doorknob with a keyhole on it. The note reads:]

20th century Dutch physicist Willem de Sitter is not welcome here

[Caption below the panel:]

My house is an anti-de Sitter space.


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:Our anti-de Sitter club is small at the moment, but I've started corresponding with the conformal field theory people.


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