Exceptional simple Jordan algebras and Galois cohomology (Q1842025)
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Exceptional simple Jordan algebras and Galois cohomology (English)
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18 April 1995
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Exceptional simple Jordan algebras may all be obtained by one of the two Tits constructions. The most delicate part of the proof is to establish the following fundamental fact: Given a central simple exceptional Jordan algebra \({\mathcal J}\) containing a subalgebra of the form \(A^ +\), the Jordan algebra determined by a central simple associative algebra \(A\) of degree 3, there exists a nonzero scalar \(\mu\) in the base field such that the identity transformation of \(A^ +\) extends to an isomorphism from \({\mathcal J}\) onto the first Tits construction \({\mathcal J} (A, \mu)\). Classically [cf., e.g., \textit{K. McCrimmon}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 148, 293-314 (1970; Zbl 0224.17013)], this is achieved by using a considerable amount of Jordan theory. In this note, a different proof is given, reducing Jordan theory to a minimum and relying instead on elementary facts from Galois cohomology.
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exceptional simple Jordan algebras
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Tits construction
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Galois cohomology
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