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The octonions form an Azumaya algebra in certain braided linear Gr-categories

Quantum Algebra 2015-07-10 v2

Abstract

By applying the idea of viewing the octonions as an associative algebra in certain tensor categories, or more precisely as a twisted group algebra by a 2-cochain, we show that the octonions form an Azumaya algebra in some suitable braided linear Gr-categories.

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@article{arxiv.1507.02094,
  title  = {The octonions form an Azumaya algebra in certain braided linear Gr-categories},
  author = {T. Cheng and H. Huang and Y. Yang and Y. Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.02094},
  year   = {2015}
}