Frobenius' Theorem on Division Algebras

Abstract

Frobenius' Theorem states that the only finite-dimensional real division algebras are the algebra of real numbers R, the algebra of complex numbers C, and the algebra of quaternions H. We present a short proof which uses only standard undergraduate mathematics.

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