Structure constant
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
of an algebra over a field or over a commutative associative ring
An element , , defined by the equality
where is a fixed base of . The structure constants determine the algebra uniquely. If the are the structure constants of the algebra in another base , where , then
Every identity that is true in can be expressed by relations between structure constants. For example,
(commutativity);
(associativity);
(Jacobi's identity).
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References
[a1] | P.M. Cohn, "Algebra" , 2 , Wiley (1989) pp. 167ff |
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Structure constant. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Structure_constant&oldid=12496
Structure constant. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Structure_constant&oldid=12496
This article was adapted from an original article by L.A. Skornyakov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article