Division Algebras and Quantum Theory

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 819-855

  Baez, John C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convex cone; Division algebra; Duality; Group representation; Jordan algebra; Octonion; Quantum theory; Quaternion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861583874     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-011-9566-z     Document Type: Article

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