Jordan triple systems by the grid approach (Q1090404)

The author introduces grids as special families of tripotents in Jordan triple systems. He develops grids as a tool to coordinize and classify Jordan triple systems. In chapter I the basic properties of grids are developed. In chapter II grids are classified: every connected grid is associated to one of 7 standard grids. In chapter III coordinatization theorems for grids are proved: the cover of a standard grid is a standard example, except for the hermitian grid where one needs additional hypotheses. The last chapter contains classifications of the following classes of Jordan triple systems: simple Jordan triple systems over a ring which are covered by a grid, Hilbert triples and atomic JBW\({}^*\)-triples.