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Maximal Sets of Equiangular Lines

I introduce the problem of finding maximal sets of equiangular lines, in both its real and complex versions, attempting to write the treatment that I would have wanted when I first encountered the subject. Equiangular lines intersect in the overlap region of quantum information theory, the octonions and Hilbert's twelfth problem. The question of how many equiangular lines can fit into a space of a given dimension is easy to pose -- a high-school student can grasp it -- yet it is hard to answer, being as yet unresolved. This contrast of ease and difficulty gives the problem a classic charm.