Tensor product of evolution algebras

Abstract

The starting point of this work is that the class of evolution algebras over a fixed field is closed under tensor product. This arises questions about the inheritance of properties from the tensor product to the factors and conversely. For instance nondegeneracy, irreducibility, perfectness and simplicity are investigated. The four-dimensional case is illustrative and useful to contrast conjectures so we achieve a complete classification of four-dimensional perfect evolution algebras arising as tensor product of two-dimensional ones. We find that there are 4-dimensional evolution algebras which are the tensor product of two nonevolution algebras.