Commutative algebras satisfying univariate identities with vanishing Peirce polynomial
Abstract
We introduce and study -palintropic algebras, a class of commutative algebras defined by the identity . This specific relation is the simplest generator of the -dimensional space of minimal-degree evanescent identities in degree , and encompasses several well-studied structures, including Jordan and medial algebras. The primary motivation for investigating these algebras lies in their trivial Peirce polynomials, which removes a priori restrictions on the spectrum of the multiplication operator associated with an idempotent. In this paper, we review and further develop the theory of Peirce operators, Peirce polynomials, and second-order linearizations. We demonstrate that despite the triviality of the Peirce polynomial, any idempotent admits well-behaved, explicit fusion rules for multiplication between its -Peirce spaces for . Furthermore, we prove that multiplication by such an idempotent always constitutes an algebra homomorphism. Finally, we present concrete examples of -palintropic algebras and provide applications of these algebraic structures to commutative polynomial maps.
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@article{arxiv.2606.27496,
title = {Commutative algebras satisfying univariate identities with vanishing Peirce polynomial},
author = {Daniel J. F. Fox and Vladimir G. Tkachev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.27496},
year = {2026}
}
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37 pages