Octonionic presentation for the Lie group $SL(2,{\mathbb O})$

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide an octonionic description of the Lie group $SL(2,{\mathbb O})$. The main result states that it can be obtained as a free group generated by invertible and determinant preserving transformations from $\mathfrak{h}_2({\mathbb O})$ onto itself. An interesting characterization is given for the generators of $G_2$. Also, explicit isomorphisms are constructed between the Lie algebras $\mathfrak{sl}(2,{\mathbb K})$, for ${\mathbb K}={\mathbb R}, {\mathbb C}, {\mathbb H}, {\mathbb O}$, and their corresponding Lorentz algebras.