An overview on real division algebras
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https://doi.org/10.14244/lajm.v2i02.17Keywords:
Real algebras, topological K-theoryAbstract
In this paper, we expose initial concepts of real division algebras, providing historical noteson $\R$, $\C$, $\Ham$ and $\Oct$. This is done to emphasize the relevance of topological K-theory
through the Bott-Milnor-Kervaire Theorem, which is at the end. For completeness, we also present
two classical results about the main division algebras.
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