Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4585621 Journal of Algebra 2012 18 Pages PDF
Abstract

We study the generalized Clifford algebras associated to homogeneous binary forms of prime degree p, focusing on exponentiation forms of p-central spaces in division algebra.For a two-dimensional p-central space, we make the simplifying assumption that one basis element is a sum of two eigenvectors with respect to conjugation by the other. If the product of the eigenvalues is 1 then the Clifford algebra is a symbol Azumaya algebra of degree p, generalizing the theory developed for p=3. Furthermore, when p=5 and the product is not 1, we show that any quotient division algebra of the Clifford algebra is a cyclic algebra or a tensor product of two cyclic algebras, and every product of two cyclic algebras can be obtained as a quotient. Explicit presentation is given to the Clifford algebra when the form is diagonal.

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