Octonions, Jordan Algebras and Exceptional Groups

by Tonny A. Springer, Ferdinand D. Veldkamp

The 1963 Göttingen notes of T. A. Springer are well known in the field but have been unavailable for some time. This book is a translation of those notes, completely updated and revised. The part of the book dealing with the algebraic structures is on a fairly elementary level, presupposing basic results from algebra.

216 pages, Hardcover

First published June 16, 2000