Griess algebra

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The Griess algebra is a 196,884-dimensional commutative nonassociative algebra over the real numbers whose automorphism group is the Monster, providing a concrete algebraic realization of this largest sporadic simple group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commutative algebra ⓘ
finite-dimensional algebra ⓘ
nonassociative algebra ⓘ
real algebra ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Monster algebra ⓘ
arisesFrom representation theory of the Monster group ⓘ
basisDimension 196884 ⓘ
constructedBy Robert L. Griess Jr. ⓘ
containsSubrepresentation 196883-dimensional irreducible representation of the Monster group ⓘ
trivial representation of the Monster group ⓘ
decompositionUnderMonster 1 ⊕ 196883 ⓘ
definedOver real numbers ⓘ
dimension 196884 ⓘ
fieldCharacteristic 0 ⓘ
hasAutomorphismGroup Monster group ⓘ
hasAutomorphismGroupProperty largest sporadic simple group ⓘ
hasIdentityElement yes ⓘ
hasInvariantBilinearForm yes ⓘ
hasProductDefinedBy Monster-invariant bilinear form and projection rules ⓘ
hasProperty commutative multiplication ⓘ
nonassociative multiplication ⓘ
nonunital as originally defined (idempotent replaces identity) ⓘ
hasRank 196884 as a real vector space ⓘ
hasZeroDivisors yes ⓘ
isExampleOf commutative nonassociative algebra with simple automorphism group ⓘ
isNot Jordan algebra ⓘ
Lie algebra ⓘ
associative algebra ⓘ
namedAfter Robert L. Griess Jr. ⓘ
providesConcreteRealizationOf Monster group ⓘ
realizesAsAutomorphismGroup Monster group ⓘ
relatedConcept Fischer–Griess Monster ⓘ
Monster vertex operator algebra ⓘ
relatedTo Monster group ⓘ
Monstrous moonshine ⓘ
linked to: monstrous moonshine

finite simple groups ⓘ
moonshine module ⓘ
sporadic simple groups ⓘ
vertex operator algebras ⓘ
studiedIn algebra ⓘ
finite group theory ⓘ
moonshine theory ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ
usedIn construction of the Monster group ⓘ
usedToShow existence of the Monster group ⓘ
yearOfConstruction 1980 ⓘ

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Monster group → constructionMethod → Griess algebra ⓘ
Fischer–Griess Monster → relatedTo → Griess algebra ⓘ
Robert Griess → knownFor → Griess algebra ⓘ
Robert Griess → developed → Griess algebra ⓘ