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Constructs the <quaternions> from <complex numbers>, <octonions> from <quaternions>, and keeps doubling like this indefinitely.


Cayley-Dickson construction

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= Classification of associative real division algebras
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There are 3: <real numbers>, <complex numbers> and <quaternions>.

Notably, the <octonions> are not <associative>.


Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 34

 Incoming links: Octonion