The Minnesota Notes on Jordan Algebras and Their Applications [electronic resource] / by Max Koecher ; edited by Aloys Krieg, Sebastian Walcher.

Domains of Positivity -- Omega Domains -- Jordan Algebras -- Real and Complex Jordan Algebras -- Complex Jordan Algebras -- Jordan Algebras and Omega Domains -- Half-Spaces -- Appendix: The Bergman kernel function.

This volume contains a re-edition of Max Koecher's famous Minnesota Notes. The main objects are homogeneous, but not necessarily convex, cones. They are described in terms of Jordan algebras. The central point is a correspondence between semisimple real Jordan algebras and so-called omega-domains. This leads to a construction of half-spaces which give an essential part of all bounded symmetric domains. The theory is presented in a concise manner, with only elementary prerequisites. The editors have added notes on each chapter containing an account of the relevant developments of the theory since these notes were first written.