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An expansion algorithm for constructing axial algebras

Rings and Algebras 2020-04-27 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

An axial algebra AA is a commutative non-associative algebra generated by primitive idempotents, called axes, whose adjoint action on AA is semisimple and multiplication of eigenvectors is controlled by a certain fusion law. Different fusion laws define different classes of axial algebras. Axial algebras are inherently related to groups. Namely, when the fusion law is graded by an abelian group TT, every axis aa leads to a subgroup of automorphisms TaT_a of AA. The group generated by all TaT_a is called the Miyamoto group of the algebra. We describe a new algorithm for constructing axial algebras with a given Miyamoto group. A key feature of the algorithm is the expansion step, which allows us to overcome the 22-closeness restriction of Seress's algorithm computing Majorana algebras. At the end we provide a list of examples for the Monster fusion law, computed using a MAGMA implementation of our algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.1804.00587,
  title  = {An expansion algorithm for constructing axial algebras},
  author = {Justin McInroy and Sergey Shpectorov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.00587},
  year   = {2020}
}

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31 pages

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