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The nonexistence of a factorization formula for Cayley numbers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

P. J. C. Lamont
Affiliation:
Quantitative and Information Science Department, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois 61455 U.S.A.
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Let C be the Cayley algebra denned over the real field. If, for given elements α, β, and γ of a quaternion subalgebra of C, α = βγ, it follows, by associativity, that for any nonzero element δ of the same quaternion subalgebra, α = (βδ)(δ-1γ). For Cayley numbers ζ ξ, and η with ζ = ξη, the relation ζ = (ξδ)(δ-1η) in general only holds when δ is a nonzero real number. Because of the existence of factorization results [1, 2] in the orders of C, the question naturally arises of whether it is possible to choose one-to-one mappings, θ and φ, of C onto itself such that ζ = θξ. φη whenever ζ = ξη. To discuss this question, we make the following definition.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1983

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