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In this paper we prove the fundamental theorem of algebra for polynomials with coefficients in the skew field of Hamilton numbers (quaternions) and in the division algebra of Cayley numbers (octonions). The proof, inspired by recent definitions and results on regular functions of a quaternionic and of a octonionic variable, follows the guidelines of the classical topological argument due to Gauss.
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G. Gentili and F. Vlacci are partially supported by G.N.S.A.G.A. of the I.N.D.A.M. and by M.I.U.R.
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Gentili, G., Struppa, D.C. & Vlacci, F. The fundamental theorem of algebra for Hamilton and Cayley numbers. Math. Z. 259, 895–902 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00209-007-0254-9
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