1Li Qun (common Chinese name); notably Li Qun (b. 1962), former Party Secretary of Qingdao and current head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration
2also the Chinese mathematical term for 'Lie group' (named after Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie)
Lie groups have important applications in modern physics.
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As a math term 李群 transliterates the surname of Sophus Lie (1842–1899) — 李 is the standard Chinese surname chosen to render his name. In this mathematical reading it's pronounced the same (Lǐqún) but written identically to the common personal name.
