Jordan algebra

English

Etymology

Introduced by Pascual Jordan.

Noun

Jordan algebra (plural Jordan algebras)

(mathematics) A non-associative algebra over a field whose product satisfies the axioms (i) $xy=yx$ (the commutative law) and (ii) $(xy)(xx)=x(y(xx))$ (the Jordan identity).

Hyponyms

Albert algebra

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