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Integral elements of Okubo algebra and the E8-lattice

Rings and Algebras 2026-05-12 v1

Abstract

In this work we study the interplay between the Coxeter-Dickson E8E_{8}-order, the para-octonions, and the real Okubo algebra. We prove that the Coxeter-Dickson order remains closed for the para-octonionic product, so that one recovers a genuine Z\mathbb{Z}-integral system with underlying lattice E8E_{8}. Intriguingly, the Okubo product behaves in a different and more arithmetic way: it forces Q(3)\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{3})-coefficients and does not preserve the same Z\mathbb{Z}-order. After a diagonal 22-adic scaling we obtain a closed Z[3]\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{3}]-order, whose direct metric shadow is a 22-primary conductor sublattice of E8E_{8}, not E8E_{8} itself. The lattice E8E_{8} is recovered only by 22-adic saturation, equivalently by gluing, and this recovery is metric-arithmetic rather than multiplicative.

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@article{arxiv.2605.09333,
  title  = {Integral elements of Okubo algebra and the E8-lattice},
  author = {Daniele Corradetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.09333},
  year   = {2026}
}