Split spin factor algebras

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2021.12.022MaRDI QIDQ2068183zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Justin McInroy, S. Shpectorov

Publication date 19 January 2022

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.11727

zbMATH Keywords

2-generatedaxial algebraidempotentJordan algebramonster typenon-associative algebraspin factor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonassociative algebras satisfying other identities (17A30) Simple, semisimple Jordan algebras (17C20) Finite automorphism groups of algebraic, geometric, or combinatorial structures (20B25)

Abstract: Motivated by Yabe's classification of symmetric $2$-generated axial algebras of Monster type, we introduce a large class of algebras of Monster type $(alpha,frac12)$, generalising Yabe's $mathrmIII(alpha,frac12,delta)$ family. Our algebras bear a striking similarity with Jordan spin factor algebras with the difference being that we asymmetrically split the identity as a sum of two idempotents. We investigate the properties of this algebra, including the existence of a Frobenius form and ideals. In the $2$-generated case, where our algebra is isomorphic to one of Yabe's examples, we use our new viewpoint to identify the axet, that is, the closure of the two generating axes.

Review text

The authors introduce and study a large class of algebras of Monster type \((\alpha, 1/2),\) generalizing Yabe's III(\(\alpha\), 1/2, \(\delta\)) family (see, [\textit{T. Yabe}, ``On the classification of 2-generated axial algebras of Majorana type, Preprint, \url{arXiv:2008.01871}]) and spin factor Jordan algebras. Let us define this new class of algebras. Definition. Let \(E\) be a vector space with a symmetric bilinear form \(b : E \times E\to \mathbb F\) and \(\alpha \in \mathbb F\). The split spin factor \(\mathcal S(b, \alpha)\) is the algebra on \(E \oplus \mathbb Fz_1\oplus \mathbb Fz_2\) with multiplication given by \(z_1^2 = z_1,\ z_2^2 = z_2, \ ez_1 = \alpha e, \ ez_2 = (1 - \alpha)e,\)\\ \(ef = -b(e, f)\Big(\alpha(\alpha - 2)z_1 + (\alpha - 1)(\alpha + 1)z_2\Big), \ e, f \in E.\) They classified all additional non-zero idempotents [Proposition 3.5] in this algebra and showed that they fall into two classes: (a) \(1/2 (e + \alpha z_1 + ( \alpha+ 1)z_2)\) \ and \ (b) \(1/2 (e + (2 -\alpha)z_1 + (1 -\alpha )z_2),\) where \(e \in E\) of length \(b(e, e) = 1.\) It gives a structure of axial algebra: Idempotents from families (a) and (b) are primitive axes of Monster type \((\alpha, 1/2 )\) and \((1 - \alpha, 1/2 ),\) respectively [Proposition 3.8]. The also proved that (1) \(\mathcal S(b, 0)\) and \(\mathcal S(b, 1)\) are both the direct product of a spin factor Jordan algebra by a copy of the field [Proposition 3.3]. (2) \(\mathcal S(b, 1/2 )\) is a spin factor Jordan algebra [Proposition 3.4]. (3) \(\mathcal S(b, \alpha)\) is simple if and only if \(b\) is non-degenerate and \(\alpha \not\in \{-1, 2\}\) [Theorem 4.4]. (4) found a Frobenius form on \(\mathcal S(b, \alpha)\) [Theorem 3.12].

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• Classifying 2-generated symmetric axial algebras of Monster type
• From forbidden configurations to a classification of some axial algebras of Monster type
• Exotic matrix models: the Albert algebra and the spin factor
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• Quotients of the Highwater algebra and its cover
• Generalized sharped cubic form and split spin factor algebra
• Central extensions of axial algebras

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