Absolute Valued Algebras Satisfying (x², x², x²) = 0

Abstract

Let A be an absolute valued algebra. We prove that if A satisfies the identity (x ², x ², x ²) = 0 for all x in A, and contains a central idempotent e, that is ex = xe for all x in A, then A is finite dimensional. This result enables us to prove that if A satisfies (x ², x ², x ²) = 0 and admits an involution then A is finite dimensional. To show that our assumptions on A are essential we recall that in El-Mallah [El-Mallah, M. L. (1988). Absolute valued algebras with an involution. Arch. Math. 51:39–49] it was shown that the existence of a central idempotent in A is not a sufficient condition for A to be finite dimensional; and the example given in El-Mallah [El-Mallah, M. L. (2003). Semi-algebraic absolute valued algebras with an involution. Comm. Algebra 31(7):3135–3141] shows that there exist infinite dimensional semi-algebraic absolute valued algebras satisfying the identity (x ², x ², x ²) = 0.

Key Words:

• Algebra
• Absolute valued
• Involution
• Semi-algebraic

Mathematics Subject Classification:

• 17A
• 17D

Notes

^#Communicated by E. Zelmanov.