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Power-Associative Algebras in which Every Subalgebra is a Left Ideal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

D. J. Rodabaugh*
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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By an L-algebra we mean a power-associative nonassociative algebra (not necessarily finite-dimensional) over a field F in which every subalgebra generated by a single element is a left ideal. An H-algebra is a power-associative algebra in which every subalgebra is an ideal. The H-algebras were characterized by D. L. Outcalt in [2]. Let Sα be the semigroup with cardinality α such that if x, ySα then xy = y. Consider the algebra over a field F with basis Sα. Such an algebra is an L-algebra that is not an H-algebra unless Sα contains only one element. In this paper we will prove that an algebra A over a field F with char. ≠ 2 is an L-algebra if and only if it is either an H-algebra or has a basis Sα where α is the dimension of A.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1970

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