A survey on Albert algebras
A fairly complete account will be given of what is presently
known about Albert algebras over commutative rings. In particular, we
sketch a novel approach to the two Tits constructions of cubic Jordan
algebras that yields new insights even when the base ring is a field.
The paper concludes with a discussion of cohomological invariants and
with a number of open problems.
(Updated version of 10 Oct 2017)
H. P. Petersson < holger.petersson@fernuni-hagen.de >