Mutation (algebra)
In the theory of algebras over a field, mutation is a construction of a new binary operation related to the multiplication of the algebra. In specific cases the resulting algebra may be referred to as a homotope or an isotope of the original.
Definitions
Let A be an algebra over a field F with multiplication (not assumed to be associative) denoted by juxtaposition. For an element a of A, define the left a-homotope 
to be the algebra with multiplication
Similarly define the left (a,b) mutation 
Right homotope and mutation are defined analogously. Since the right (p,q) mutation of A is the left (−q, −p) mutation of the opposite algebra to A, it suffices to study left mutations.[1]
If A is a unital algebra and a is invertible, we refer to the isotope by a.
Properties
- If A is associative then so is any homotope of A, and any mutation of A is Lie-admissible.
- If A is alternative then so is any homotope of A, and any mutation of A is Malcev-admissible.[1]
- Any isotope of a Hurwitz algebra is isomorphic to the original.[1]
- A homotope of a Bernstein algebra by an element of non-zero weight is again a Bernstein algebra.[2]
Jordan algebras
A Jordan algebra is a commutative algebra satisfying the Jordan identity 
. The Jordan triple product is defined by
For y in A the mutation[3] or homotope[4] Ay is defined as the vector space A with multiplication
and if y is invertible this is referred to as an isotope. A homotope of a Jordan algebra is again a Jordan algebra: isotopy defines an equivalence relation.[5] If y is nuclear then the isotope by y is isomorphic to the original.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Elduque & Myung (1994) p. 34
- ↑ González, S. (1992). Myung, Hyo Chul, ed. "Proceedings of the fifth international conference on hadronic mechanics and nonpotential interactions, held at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, August 13–17, 1990. Part 1: Mathematics". New York: Nova Science Publishers. pp. 149–159. Zbl 0787.17029.
|chapter=ignored (help) - ↑ Koecher (1999) p. 76
- ↑ McCrimmon (2004) p. 86
- ↑ McCrimmon (2004) p. 71
- ↑ McCrimmon (2004) p. 72
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