Degenerate alternative algebras (Q483453)

The author proves that each degenerate alternative algebra of characteristic not 2 contains a nonzero ideal with an additive basis consisting of the absolute zero divisors of an arbitrary large order. As a corollary the author establishes the existence of infinitely many nonisomorphic commutative prime alternative algebras and existence of infinite series of strict and nonstrict exceptional alternative algebras with different sets of identities.