The octonions as a twisted group algebra

DOI10.1016/J.FFA.2017.11.003zbMATH Open1410.17002arXiv1702.05705OpenAlexW2589388075MaRDI QIDQ1696751FDOQ1696751

Tathagata Basak

Publication date: 15 February 2018

Published in: Finite Fields and their Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that the octonions can be defined as the $mathbbR$-algebra with basis $lbrace{e}^{x}colonxinmathbb{F}_{8}brace$ and multiplication given by $e^x{e}^y=(-1{)}^{varphi(x,y)}{e}^{x+y}$, where $varphi(x,y)=operatornametr(y{x}^6)$. While it is well known that the octonions can be described as a twisted group algebra, our purpose is to point out that this is a useful description. We show how the basic properties of the octonions follow easily from our definition. We give a uniform description of the sixteen orders of integral octonions containing the Gravesian integers, and a computation-free proof of their existence.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.05705

zbMATH Keywords

non-associative algebrafinite fieldoctonionstwisted group algebra2-cocycleintegral orders

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonassociative division algebras (17A35) Twisted and skew group rings, crossed products (16S35) Associative algebras and orders (16H99)

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