-- Copyright (c) 2011, David Amos. All rights reserved. {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses, FlexibleInstances, TypeSynonymInstances, NoMonomorphismRestriction #-} -- |A module defining the (non-associative) algebra of octonions over an arbitrary field. -- -- The octonions are the algebra defined by the basis {1,i0,i1,i2,i3,i4,i5,i6}, -- where each i_n * i_n = -1, and i_n+1 * i_n+2 = i_n+4 (where the indices are modulo 7). module Math.Algebras.Octonions where import Math.Core.Field import Math.Algebras.VectorSpace import Math.Algebras.TensorProduct hiding (i1,i2) import Math.Algebras.Structures import Math.Algebras.Quaternions import Math.Combinatorics.FiniteGeometry (ptsAG) -- Conway & Smith, On Quaternions and Octonions -- OCTONIONS data OBasis = O Int deriving (Eq,Ord) -- map (return . O) [-1..6] -> [1,i0,i1,i2,i3,i4,i5,i6] type Octonion k = Vect k OBasis instance Show OBasis where show (O n) | n == -1 = "1" | 0 <= n && n <= 6 = "i" ++ show n | otherwise = error "Octonion: invalid basis element" i0, i1, i2, i3, i4, i5, i6 :: Octonion Q i0 = return (O 0) i1 = return (O 1) i2 = return (O 2) i3 = return (O 3) i4 = return (O 4) i5 = return (O 5) i6 = return (O 6) i_ :: Num k => Int -> Octonion k i_ n = return (O n) instance (Eq k, Num k) => Algebra k OBasis where unit x = x *> return (O (-1)) mult = linear m where m (O (-1), O n) = return (O n) m (O n, O (-1)) = return (O n) m (O a, O b) = case (b-a) `mod` 7 of 0 -> -1 1 -> i_ ((a+3) `mod` 7) -- i_n+1 * i_n+2 == i_n+4 2 -> i_ ((a+6) `mod` 7) -- i_n+2 * i_n+4 == i_n+1 3 -> -1 *> i_ ((a+1) `mod` 7) -- i_n+1 * i_n+4 == -i_n+2 4 -> i_ ((a+5) `mod` 7) -- i_n+4 * i_n+1 == i_n+2 5 -> -1 *> i_ ((a+4) `mod` 7) -- i_n+4 * i_n+2 == -i_n+1 6 -> -1 *> i_ ((a+2) `mod` 7) -- i_n+2 * i_n+1 == -i_n+4 instance (Eq k, Num k) => HasConjugation k OBasis where conj = (>>= conj') where conj' (O n) = (if n == -1 then 1 else -1) *> return (O n) -- ie conj = linear conj', but avoiding unnecessary nf call sqnorm x = sum $ map ((^2) . snd) $ terms x -- sqnorm x = scalarPart (x * conj x) -- Hence, the octonions inherit a Fractional instance -- octonions fq = [sum $ zipWith (\x n -> x *> i_ n) xs [-1..6] | xs <- ptsAG 8 fq]