An investigation of the geometry of quaternion and octonion algebras, this book is intended for mathematicians, physicists, and crystallographers at any level--from undergraduate to professional--who are interested in the symmetries of low-dimensional space.
The book can also be used as a text for graduate courses in many mathematical fields, including geometry, group theory, algebra, and number theory.
A Selection of Topics Covered:
The geometry of complex numbers
Quaternions and 3-dimensional groups
Quaternions and 4-dimensional groups
The Hurwitz integral quaternions
Moufang loops
Octonions and 8-dimensional geometry
Integral octonions
The octonion projective plane
