"But mathematicians know that the number system we study in school is but one of many possibilities. And indeed, other…"

"It is nearly irresistible to ask if the octonions, \mathbb O, the last of the set of four normed division algebras ov…"

"The octonions are much stranger. Not only are they noncommutative, they are also break another familiar law of arithm…"

"It is possible to form an analogous theory with seven imaginary roots of (-1)."

"But perhaps most important, it wasn’t clear in Hamilton’s time just what the octonions would be good for. They are cl…"

"Despite its counter-culture status, the octonions have long drawn the curiosity of generations of physicists. The alg…"

"The real numbers are the dependable breadwinner of the family, the complete ordered field we all rely on. The complex…"

"Besides their possible role in physics, the octonions are important because they tie together some algebraic structur…"

"There is still something in the system which gravels me. I have not yet any clear views as to the extent to which we …"

"Octonions are to physics what the Sirens were to ."