Maximal algebras of Martindale-like quotients of strongly prime linear Jordan algebras

In this paper we prove the existence and give precise descriptions of maximal algebras of Martindale like quotients for arbitrary strongly prime linear Jordan algebras. As a consequence, we show that Zelmanov's classification of strongly prime Jordan algebras can be viewed exactly as the description of their maximal algebras of Martindale-like quotients. As a side result, we show that the Martindale associative algebra of symmetric quotients can be expressed in terms of the symmetrized product, i.e., in purely Jordan terms. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.