Abstract:
The concept of a composition algebra of the second kind is introduced. We prove that such algebras are non-degenerate monocomposition algebras without unity. A big number of these algebras in any finite dimension are constructed, as well as two algebras in a countable dimension. The constructed algebras each contains a non-isotropic idempotent $e^2=e$. We describe all orthogonally non-isomorphic composition algebras of the second kind in the following forms: (1) a two-dimensional algebra (which has turned out to be unique); (2) three-dimensional algebras in the constructed series. For every algebra $A$, the group $\operatorname{Ortaut}A$ of orthogonal automorphisms is specified.
Keywords:composition algebra of the second kind, orthogonal isomorphism of algebras, group of orthogonal automorphisms of algebras, non-degenerate monocomposition algebra, commutative algebra, anticommutative algebra.