Differentiably simple alternative nonassociative algebras of characteristic p > 0 are described in terms of differentiably simple associative commutative algebras. Also we look at some properties of differentiably simple alternative nonassociative algebras of characteristic 0.
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Supported by RFBR (project No. 09-01-00157), by the Federal Program “Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical Cadres of Innovative Russia” (gov. contracts No. 02.740.11.5191 and 14.740.11.0346), and by the Grants Council (under RF President) (grants NSh-3669.2010.1 and MD-2438.2009.1).
Translated from Algebra i Logika, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 670–689, September–October, 2010.
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Popov, A.A. Differentiably simple alternative algebras. Algebra Logic 49, 456–469 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10469-010-9109-2
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