Bourbaki

Proposition 5

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Algebra, chapter III, § 2. Examples of algebras

(i) The ordered pair (F,t)(F, t) is a Cayley algebra over AA.

(ii) Let j=(0,e)j = (0, e), so that (x,y)=xe+yj(x, y) = xe + yj for x∈E,y∈Ex \in E, y \in E. The Cayley trace and norm TFT_F and NFN_F of FF are given by the formulae

(24)

TF(xe+yj)=T(x),NF(xe+yj)=N(x)−γN(y). T_F(xe + yj) = T(x), \quad N_F(xe + yj) = N(x) - \gamma N(y).

(iii) For FF to be associative, it is necessary and sufficient that EE be associative and commutative.

For (x,y)∈F(x, y) \in \mathbf{F},

(x,y)+t((x,y))=(x+x‾,0)=T(x)e (x, y) + t((x, y)) = (x + \overline{x}, 0) = T(x)e
(25)
(x,y)t((x,y))=(x,y)(x‾,−y)=(xx−γy‾y,yx‾−yx)=(N(x)−γN(y),0)=(N(x)−γN(y))e. (x, y)t((x, y)) = (x, y)(\overline{x}, -y) = (xx - \gamma \overline{y}y, y\overline{x} - yx) = (\mathrm{N}(x) - \gamma \mathrm{N}(y), 0) = (\mathrm{N}(x) - \gamma \mathrm{N}(y))e.
(26)

To prove both (i) and (ii), it therefore suffices to show that tt is an antiautomorphism of F\mathbf{F}. Clearly tt is an A-linear bijection. On the other hand,

t((x,y)⋅(x′,y′))=t((xx′+γy‾′y,yx‾′+y′x))=(x‾′x‾+γy‾y′,−yx‾−y′x)=(x‾′,−y′)(x‾,−y)=t((x′,y′))t((x,y)) t((x, y) \cdot (x', y')) = t((xx' + \gamma \overline{y}'y, y\overline{x}' + y'x)) = (\overline{x}'\overline{x} + \gamma \overline{y}y', -y\overline{x} - y'x) = (\overline{x}', -y')(\overline{x}, -y) = t((x', y'))t((x, y))
and hence tt is an antiautomorphism.

It remains to prove (iii). As E is identified with a subalgebra of F, E may be assumed to be associative. Let u=(x,y)u = (x, y), u′=(x′,y′)u' = (x', y'), u′′=(x′′,y′′)u'' = (x'', y'') be elements of F. Then

{(uu′)u′′=((xx′+γy‾′y)x′′+γy‾′′(y‾x′+y′x),(uu′)u′′=(yx‾′+y′x)x‾′′+y′′(xx′+γy‾′y))u(u′u′′)=(x(x′x′′+γy‾′′y′)+(γ(x′′y‾′+x‾′y‾′′)y,u(u′u′′)=y(x‾′′x‾′+γy‾′y′′)+(y′x‾′′+y′′x′)x). \begin{cases} (uu')u'' = ((xx' + \gamma \overline{y}'y)x'' + \gamma \overline{y}''(\overline{y}x' + y'x), \\ \phantom{(uu')u'' = } (y\overline{x}' + y'x)\overline{x}'' + y''(xx' + \gamma \overline{y}'y)) \\ u(u'u'') = (x(x'x'' + \gamma \overline{y}''y') + (\gamma(x''\overline{y}' + \overline{x}'\overline{y}'')y, \\ \phantom{u(u'u'') = } y(\overline{x}''\overline{x}' + \gamma \overline{y}'y'') + (y'\overline{x}'' + y''x')x). \end{cases}
(27)

Examining these formulae shows that the commutativity of E implies the associativity of F. Conversely, if F is associative, formulae (27) applied with y=y′=0y = y' = 0, x′′=0x'' = 0 and y′′=ey'' = e give (0,x′x)=(0,xx′)(0, x'x) = (0, xx'), that is x′x=xx′x'x = xx' for all x,x′x, x' in E; thus E is then commutative.

Note also that, in the above notation, for x,yx, y in E,

yj=jy‾,x(yj)=(yx)j,(xj)y=(xy‾)j,(xj)(yj)=y‾xe yj = j\overline{y}, \quad x(yj) = (yx)j, \quad (xj)y = (x\overline{y})j, \quad (xj)(yj) = \overline{y}xe
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j2=e. j^2 = e.
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The Cayley algebra (F,t)(\mathbf{F}, t) is called the Cayley extension of (E,s)(\mathbf{E}, s) defined by γ\gamma.

Bourbaki puts the proof directly after the statement, so what is above is the statement and its proof together.

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Transcribed from the printed edition, 1998, Springer. Not translated.