Hurwitz' theorem on composition algebras
Rings and Algebras
2010-11-30 v1
Abstract
The main aim of this article is to give an exposition of the diagrammatic proof due to Boos and Rost of the theorem of Hurwitz that the dimension of a composition algebra is one of 0,1,2,4,8.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1011.6197,
title = {Hurwitz' theorem on composition algebras},
author = {Bruce W. Westbury},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.6197},
year = {2010}
}