Hurwitz theorem and parallelizable spheres from tensor analysis (Q2762387)

The authors give a tensor algebra based proof of the Hurwitz theorem. While this first part of the paper is neither very precise -- the Hurwitz theorem is stated incompletely -- nor original and fails to give recent references in the field [see e.g. \textit{S. Okubo}, Introduction to Octonion and other Non-Associative Algebras in Physics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1995; Zbl 0841.17001); \textit{G. M. Dixon}, Division Algebras: Octonions, Complex Numbers and the Algebraic Design of Physics, Kluwer Acad. Publ., Dordrecht (1994; Zbl 0807.15024); \textit{B. Eckmann}, Comment. Math. Helv. 15, 358-366 (1943; Zbl 0028.10402)] its second part is quite interesting; using the omposition law and the algebraic identities derived therefrom for the multiplication table coefficients, the authors show that a Hurwitz theorem can be derived for pseudo norms, e.g. Minkowski metrics, and using Cartan-Shouten equations even for function valued metrics: as an example spheres are considered. This link allows to connect the parallelizability of spheres, Hopf maps and the Hurwitz theorem. Once more the authors fail to provide standard references [see \textit{H. Whitney}, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 21, 464-468 (1935; Zbl 0012.12603)].