Hurwitz's theorem (composition algebras)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:octonions
quaternions
complex numbers
real numbers
gptkbp:category theorems in algebra
gptkbp:concerns gptkb:composition_algebras
gptkbp:field gptkb:algebra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hurwitz's theorem (composition algebras)
gptkbp:implies no other finite-dimensional normed division algebras over the reals exist
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Adolf_Hurwitz
gptkbp:provenBy 1898
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cayley–Dickson_construction
gptkb:Frobenius_theorem
gptkbp:state the only normed division algebras over the real numbers are the real numbers, complex numbers, quaternions, and octonions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adolf_Hurwitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5