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＜E-Book＞
Finite-Dimensional Division Algebras over Fields / by Nathan Jacobson

Edition	1st ed. 1996.
Publisher	(Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer)
Year	1996
Language	English
Size	VIII, 284 p : online resource
Authors	*Jacobson, Nathan author SpringerLink (Online service)
Subjects	LCSH:Algebra FREE:Algebra
Notes	Skew Polynomials and Division Algebras -- Brauer Factor Sets and Noether Factor Sets -- Galois Descent and Generic Splitting Fields -- p-Algebras -- Simple Algebras with Involution Finite-dimensional division algebras over fields determine, by the Wedderburn Theorem, the semi-simple finite-dimensio= nal algebras over a field. They lead to the definition of the Brauer group and to certain geometric objects, the Brau= er-Severi varieties. The book concentrates on those algebras that have an involution. Algebras with involution appear in many contexts;they arose first in the study of the so-called "multiplication algebras of Riemann matrices". The largest part of the book is the fifth chapter, dealing with involu= torial simple algebras of finite dimension over a field. Of particular interest are the Jordan algebras determined by these algebras with involution;their structure is discussed. Two important concepts of these algebras with involution are the universal enveloping algebras and the reduced norm. Corrections of the 1st edition (1996) carried out on behalf of N. Jacobson (deceased) by Prof. P.M. Cohn (UC London, UK) HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02429-0

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