A New Division Algebra Representation of $E_7$

Abstract

We decompose the Lie algebra ${\mathfrak{e}}_{8(-24)}$ into representations of ${\mathfrak{e}}_{7(-25)}\oplus \mathfrak{sl}(2,\mathbb{R})$ using our recent description of ${\mathfrak{e}}_8$ in terms of (generalized) $3\times 3$ matrices over pairs of division algebras. Freudenthal's description of both ${\mathfrak{e}}_7$ and its minimal representation are therefore realized explicitly within ${\mathfrak{e}}_8$, with the action given by the (generalized) matrix commutator in ${\mathfrak{e}}_8$, and with a natural parameterization using division algebras. Along the way, we show how to implement standard operations on the Albert algebra such as trace of the Jordan product, the Freudenthal product, and the determinant, all using commutators in ${\mathfrak{e}}_8$.

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