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1 1 i j k -1 -i -j -k
i i -1 k -j -i 1 -k j
j j -k -1 i -j k 1 -i
k k j -i -1 -k -j i 1
-1 -1 -i -j -k 1 i j k
-i -i 1 -k j i -1 k -j
-j -j k 1 -i j -k -1 i
-k -k -j i 1 k j -i -1
𝑖
𝑘𝑖 = 𝑗 𝑖𝑗 = 𝑘
𝑘 𝑗
𝑗𝑘 = 𝑖
An Easier Diagram for the 𝑄8 Table
𝑖
𝑖𝑘 = −𝑗 𝑗𝑖 = −𝑘
𝑘 𝑗
𝑘𝑗 = −𝑖
1, −1
1
For Fans of Galois Theory
The quaternion group, 𝑄8 , is the Galois group Aut ℚ ℚ 𝛼
ℂ ℝ2
𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏 𝑎, 𝑏
𝑏 𝑏
Re 𝑧 𝑥
𝑎 𝑎
FTA: ℂ is algebraically
closed.
Algebraic Closure for Division Rings
Definition (Lam, page 169). A division ring 𝐷 is left
(right) algebraically closed if every nonconstant
polynomial in 𝐷 𝑡 has a left (right) root in 𝐷.