Configuration of points and strings

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Let X be a smooth projective variety of dimension n≥ 2. It is shown that a finite configuration of points on X subject to certain geometric conditions possesses rich inner structure. On the mathematical level this inner structure is a variation of Hodge-like structure. As a consequence one can attach to such point configurations: (i) Lie algebras and their representations (ii) Fano toric variety whose hyperplane sections are Calabi-Yau varieties. These features lead to a picture which is very suggestive of quantum gravity according to string theory.