A Taste of Jordan Algebras

by Kevin McCrimmon

This book describes the history of Jordan algebras and describes in full mathematical detail the recent structure theory for Jordan algebras of arbitrary dimension due to Efim Zel'manov. Jordan algebras crop up in many surprising settings, and find application to a variety of mathematical areas. No knowledge is required beyond standard first-year graduate algebra courses.

Genres: Mathematics, Algebra

588 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the introduction on line, and I liked the accessible style it was written in, so I got the book from the library.

The rest of the book wasn't as good. He bounced back and forth between multiple notations. There were no applications.