Commutant-associative algebra

In abstract algebra, a commutant-associative algebra is a nonassociative algebra over a field whose multiplication satisfies the following axiom:

where [A, B] = AB Ã¢ÂˆÂ’ BA is the commutator of A and B and (A, B, C) = (AB)C Ã¢Â€Â“ A(BC) is the associator of A, B and C.

In other words, an algebra M is commutant-associative if the commutant, i.e. the subalgebra of M generated by all commutators [A, B], is an associative algebra.

See also

• Valya algebra
• Malcev algebra
• Alternative algebra

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