Möbius transformation and a version of Schwarz lemma in octonionic analysis

The octonion is a generalization of complex to noncommutative and nonassociative space which has closed relation with exception geometries, wave equation, Yang‐Mills equations, black hole, string theory, and special relativity. In this paper, the Möbius transformation in this manner is first introduced, and some properties are discussed about the transformation in octonionic analysis. Some technique lemmas will be given to solve the problems caused by the weak form of associativity. These versions of Schwarz lemma and Schwarz‐Pick lemma are first studied in octonionic setting which will invoke integral representation formula for harmonic function and Möbius transformations. This will generalize the corresponding results which appear in the classical function theory to nonassociative space and may give new energy for the development of physics.     

Speciality of Metabelian Mal'tsev Algebras

It is proved that, for any metabelian Mal'tsev algebra M over a field of characteristic 2,3, there is an alternative algebra A such that the algebra M can be embedded in the commutator algebra A^(-). Moreover, the enveloping alternative algebra A can be found in the variety of algebras with the identity [x,y][z,t] = 0. The proof of this result is based on the construction of additive bases of the free metabelian Mal'tsev algebra and the free alternative algebra with the identity [x,y][z,t] = 0.     

Sugawara Construction for the Birepresentation of the Moufang Loop

We show explicitly the connection between the infinitesimal form of the birepresentation of the Moufang loop and the octonionic representation of SO(8). Possible types of Sugawara construction for the birepresentations are considered.     

Maschke Type Theorems for Nonassociative Hopf Algebras

In this article, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for a possibly nonassociative comodule algebra over a nonassociative Hopf algebra to have a total integral, thus extending the classical theory developed by Doi in the associative setting. Also, from this result we deduce a version of Maschke's Theorems and the consequent characterization of projectives for (H, B)-Hopf triples associated with a nonassociative Hopf algebra H and a nonassociative right H-comodule algebra B.     

The all-associativity of octonions and its applications

Using an elementary method, we give a new proof of the all-associativity of octonions. As some applications, the known Taylor theorem is improved, and a new definition and new properties of octonionic determinant are also obtained.     

On Octonionic Polynomials

We discuss the generalization of results on quaternionic polynomials to the octonionic polynomials. In contrast to the quaternions the octonionic multiplication is non-associative. This fact although introducing some difficulties nevertheless leads to some new results. For instance, the monic and non-monic polynomials do not have, in general, the same set of zeros. Concerning the zeros, it is shown that in the monic and non-monic cases they are not the same, in general, but they belong to the same set of conjugacy classes. Despite these difficulties created by the non-associativity, we obtain equivalent results to the quaternionic case with respect to the number of zeros and the procedure to compute them.     

Construction of Octonionic Polynomials

In a previous paper “[On Octonionic Polynomials”, Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras, 17 (2), (2007), 245–258] we discussed generalizations of results on quaternionic polynomials to the octonionic polynomials. In this paper, we continue this generalization searching for methods to construct octonionic polynomials with a prescribed set of zeros.     

Nonassociative cyclic extensions of fields and central simple algebras

We define nonassociative cyclic extensions of degree m of both fields and central simple algebras over fields. If a suitable field contains a primitive mth (resp., qth) root of unity, we show that suitable nonassociative generalized cyclic division algebras yield nonassociative cyclic extensions of degree m (resp., qs). Some of Amitsur's classical results on non-commutative associative cyclic extensions of both fields and central simple algebras are obtained as special cases.     

Remarks on Nonassociative Structures in Quantum Projective Field Theory: the Central Extension jl(2,C) of the Double sl(2,C)+sl(2,C) of the Simple Lie Algebra sl(2,C) and Related Topics

This paper is a revised and expanded version of two notes devoted to nonassociative structures in quantum projective field theory.     

OCTONIONIC HERMITIAN MATRICES WITH NON-REAL EIGENVALUES

We extend previous work on the eigenvalue problem for Hermitian octonionic matrices by discussing the case where the eigenvalues are not real, giving a complete treatment of the 2 × 2 case, and summarizing some preliminary results for the 3 × 3 case.     

Free Akivis Algebras, Primitive Elements, and Hyperalgebras

Free Akivis algebras and primitive elements in their universal enveloping algebras are investigated. It is proved that subalgebras of free Akivis algebras are free and that finitely generated subalgebras are finitely residual. Decidability of the word problem for the variety of Akivis algebras is also proved.The conjecture of K. H. Hofmann and K. Strambach (Problem 6.15 in [Topological and analytic loops, in “Quasigroups and Loops Theory and Applications,” Series in Pure Mathematics (O. Chein, H. O. Pflugfelder, and J. D. H. Smith, Eds.), Vol. 8, pp. 205–262, Heldermann Verlag, Berlin, 1990]) on the structure of primitive elements is proved to be not valid, and a full system of primitive elements in free nonassociative algebra is constructed.Finally, it is proved that every algebra B can be considered as a hyperalgebra, that is, a system with a series of multilinear operations that plays a role of a tangent algebra for a local analytic loop, where the hyperalgebra operations on B are interpreted by certain primitive elements.     

Spin-invariant valuations on the octonionic plane

The dimensions of the spaces of k-homogeneous Spin(9)-invariant valuations on the octonionic plane are computed using results from the theory of differential forms on contact manifolds as well as octonionic geometry and representation theory. Moreover, a valuation on Riemannian manifolds of particular interest is constructed which yields, as a special case, an element of Val₂^Spin (9).     

Analytic hierarchy process: An overview of applications

This article presents a literature review of the applications of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). AHP is a multiple criteria decision-making tool that has been used in almost all the applications related with decision-making. Out of many different applications of AHP, this article covers a select few, which could be of wide interest to the researchers and practitioners. The article critically analyses some of the papers published in international journals of high repute, and gives a brief idea about many of the referred publications. Papers are categorized according to the identified themes, and on the basis of the areas of applications. The references have also been grouped region-wise and year-wise in order to track the growth of AHP applications. To help readers extract quick and meaningful information, the references are summarized in various tabular formats and charts.A total of 150 application papers are referred to in this paper, 27 of them are critically analyzed. It is hoped that this work will provide a ready reference on AHP, and act as an informative summary kit for the researchers and practitioners for their future work.     

Quotients of orders in algebras obtained from skew polynomials with applications to coding theory

We describe families of nonassociative finite unital rings that occur as quotients of natural nonassociative orders in generalized nonassociative cyclic division algebras over number fields. These natural orders have already been used to systematically construct fully diverse fast-decodable space-time block codes. We show how the quotients of natural orders can be employed for coset coding. Previous results by Oggier and Sethuraman involving quotients of orders in associative cyclic division algebras are obtained as special cases.     

Malcev dialgebras

We apply Kolesnikov's algorithm to obtain a variety of nonassociative algebras defined by right anticommutativity and a “noncommutative” version of the Malcev identity. We use computer algebra to verify that these identities are equivalent to the identities of degree up to 4 satisfied by the dicommutator in every alternative dialgebra. We extend these computations to show that any special identity for Malcev dialgebras must have degree at least 7. Finally, we introduce a trilinear operation which makes any Malcev dialgebra into a Leibniz triple system.     

On Octonionic Regular Functions and the Szegö Projection on the Octonionic Heisenberg Group

We discuss the octonionic regular functions and the octonionic regular operator on the octonionic Heisenberg group. This is the octonionic version of CR function theory in the theory of several complex variables and regular function theory on the quaternionic Heisenberg group. By identifying the octonionic algebra with \(\mathbb{R }^{8}\) , we can write the octonionic regular operator and the associated Laplacian operator as real \((8\times 8)\) -matrix differential operators. Then we use the group Fourier transform on the octonionic Heisenberg group to analyze the associated Laplacian operator and to construct its kernel. This kernel is exactly the Szegö kernel of the orthonormal projection from the space of \(L^{2}\) functions to the space of \(L^{2}\) regular functions on the octonionic Heisenberg group.     

On Geometric Aspects of Quaternionic and Octonionic Slice Regular Functions

The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, we enrich from a geometrical point of view the theory of octonionic slice regular functions. We first prove a boundary Schwarz lemma for slice regular self-mappings of the open unit ball of the octonionic space. As applications, we obtain two Landau–Toeplitz type theorems for slice regular functions with respect to regular diameter and slice diameter, respectively, together with a Cauchy type estimate. Along with these results, we introduce some new and useful ideas, which also allow us to prove the minimum principle and one version of the open mapping theorem. On the other hand, we adopt a completely new approach to strengthen a version of boundary Schwarz lemma first proved in Ren and Wang (Trans Am Math Soc 369:861–885, 2017) for quaternionic slice regular functions. Our quaternionic boundary Schwarz lemma with optimal estimate improves considerably a well-known Osserman type estimate and provides additionally all the extremal functions.     

Primitive Elements and Automorphisms of Free Algebras of Schreier Varieties

In this article, we review results on primitive elements of free algebras of main types of Schreier varieties of algebras. A variety of linear algebras over a field is Schreier if any subalgebra of a free algebra of this variety is free in the same variety of algebras. A system of elements of a free algebra is primitive if it is a subset of some set of free generators of this algebra. We consider free nonassociative algebras, free commutative and anti-commutative nonassociative algebras, free Lie algebras and superalgebras, and free Lie p-algebras and p-superalgebras. We present matrix criteria for systems of elements of elements. Primitive elements distinguish automorphisms: endomorphisms sending primitive elements to primitive elements are automorphisms. We give a series of examples of almost primitive elements (an element of a free algebra is almost primitive if it is not a primitive element of the whole algebra, but it is a primitive element of any proper subalgebra which contains it). We also consider generic elements and Δ-primitive elements. Translated from Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki, Seriya Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya. Tematicheskie Obzory. Vol. 74, Algebra-15, 2000.