English Explanatory Dictionary

Hurwitz algebra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any one of the unital composition algebras identified by Hurwitz's theorem (on composition algebras) as solutions to the Hurwitz problem.

Word forms

Hurwitz algebra Hurwitz algebras

Etymology

Named after German mathematician Adolf Hurwitz (1859–1919); see also Hurwitz problem, Hurwitz's theorem.

Related words

composition algebra

Derived words

para-Hurwitz algebra
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