On a Ternary Generalization of Jordan Algebras

Based on the relation between the notions of Lie triple systems and Jordan algebras, we introduce the n-ary Jordan algebras, an n-ary generalization of Jordan algebras obtained via the generalization of the following property where is an n-ary algebra. Next, we study a ternary example of these algebras. Finally, based on the construction of a family of ternary algebras defined by means of the Cayley-Dickson algebras, we present an example of a ternary -derivation algebra (n-ary -derivation algebras are the non-commutative version of n-ary Jordan algebras).