2 papers
math.RA2002
Magic squares and matrix models of Lie algebras
C H Barton, A Sudbery
This paper is concerned with the description of exceptional simple Lie algebras as octonionic analogues of the classical matrix Lie algebras. We review the Tits-Freudenthal constru…
math.RA2000
Magic Squares of Lie Algebras
C. H. Barton, A. Sudbery
An improved (streamlined and extended) version of this paper is available as math.RA/0203010, which however omits some details. We recommend the later version unless details are es…