Cayley–Dickson construction

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:category Algebraic structures
Mathematical constructions
gptkbp:field gptkb:algebra
gptkbp:firstPublished 1919
gptkbp:generalizes complexification
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cayley–Dickson construction
gptkbp:input algebra over a field
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Arthur_Cayley
gptkb:Leonard_Eugene_Dickson
gptkbp:output algebra of twice the dimension
gptkbp:property produces non-associative algebras for n > 2
produces non-commutative algebras for n > 1
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:division
gptkb:Hurwitz's_theorem
normed division algebra
gptkbp:usedFor constructing algebras of dimension 2^n over a field
gptkbp:usedToConstruct gptkb:sedenions
gptkb:octonions
quaternions
complex numbers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arthur_Cayley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5