On simple Novikov algebras and their irreducible modules (Q1125941)

An algebra \(A\) is called Novikov if \((x,y,z) =(y,x,z)\) and \((xy)z= (xz)y\) for all \(x,y,z \in A\). The author gives a complete classification of finite-dimensional simple Novikov algebras and their irreducible modules over an algebraically closed field \(F\) with prime characteristic \(p>2\). (In particular, if \(A\) is a finite-dimensional simple Novikov algebra over \(F\), then for some positive integer \(n\) there is a basis \(\{y_{-1}, y_0, \dots, y_{p^n-2}\}\) for \(A\) such that \[ y_iy_j= {i+j+1 \choose j} y_{i+j} +\delta_{i,-1} \delta_{j,-1} ay_{p^n-2} +\delta_{i,-1} \delta_{j,0} by_{p^n -2}, \] where \(a\), \(b\in F\) are constants. (Here \(y_k=0\) if \(k\notin \{-1,0, \dots, p^n-2\}.))\) The author also introduces what he calls ``Novikov-Poisson algebras'' and their tensor theory. All of this builds on the results in a number of articles by J. M. Osborn.