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Example 1.
In this example we construct a basis for the Jordan algebra of matrices over the quaternions. The first step is to use the command AlgebraLibraryData to retrieve the structure equations for the quaternions.
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Initialize this algebra.
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Generate a basis for the Jordan algebra of matrices over the quaternions.
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We form the general element of and check it is Hermitian.
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Here is the conjugate transpose of J.
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We see that J is Hermitian.
Now define two elements of and calculate their Jordan product.
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Example 2.
In this example we construct a basis for the Jordan matrices over the split octonions with respect to the inner product . First we retrieve the structure equations for the split octonions and initialize.
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Here are the Jordan matrices we seek.
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We form the general element of and check that it is Hermitian.
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Here is the conjugate transpose of J.
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Now define two elements of and calculate their Jordan product.
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