{"title":"Multicomplex Ideals, Modules and Hilbert Spaces","authors":"Derek Courchesne, Sébastien Tremblay","doi":"10.1007/s00006-025-01373-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this article we study some algebraic aspects of multicomplex numbers <span>\\({\\mathbb {M}}_n\\)</span>. For <span>\\(n\\ge 2\\)</span> a canonical representation is defined in terms of the multiplication of <span>\\(n-1\\)</span> idempotent elements. This representation facilitates computations in this algebra and makes it possible to introduce a generalized conjugacy <span>\\(\\Lambda _n\\)</span>, i.e. a composition of the <i>n</i> multicomplex conjugates <span>\\(\\Lambda _n:=\\dagger _1\\cdots \\dagger _n\\)</span>, as well as a multicomplex norm. The ideals of the ring of multicomplex numbers are then studied in details, free <span>\\({\\mathbb {M}}_n\\)</span>-modules and their linear operators are considered and, finally, we develop Hilbert spaces on the multicomplex algebra.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7330,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00006-025-01373-y","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this article we study some algebraic aspects of multicomplex numbers \({\mathbb {M}}_n\). For \(n\ge 2\) a canonical representation is defined in terms of the multiplication of \(n-1\) idempotent elements. This representation facilitates computations in this algebra and makes it possible to introduce a generalized conjugacy \(\Lambda _n\), i.e. a composition of the n multicomplex conjugates \(\Lambda _n:=\dagger _1\cdots \dagger _n\), as well as a multicomplex norm. The ideals of the ring of multicomplex numbers are then studied in details, free \({\mathbb {M}}_n\)-modules and their linear operators are considered and, finally, we develop Hilbert spaces on the multicomplex algebra.
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Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras (AACA) publishes high-quality peer-reviewed research papers as well as expository and survey articles in the area of Clifford algebras and their applications to other branches of mathematics, physics, engineering, and related fields. The journal ensures rapid publication and is organized in six sections: Analysis, Differential Geometry and Dirac Operators, Mathematical Structures, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Applications, and Book Reviews.