Associator

For an algebra , the associator is the trilinear map given by

The associator is identically zero iff is associative.

See also

Alternative Algebra, Commutator, Power Associative Algebra

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References

Schafer, R. D. An Introduction to Nonassociative Algebras. New York: Dover, p. 13, 1996.

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