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Evolution algebras are currently widely studied due to their importance not only “per se” but also for their many applications to different scientific disciplines, such as Physics or Engineering, for instance. This paper deals with these types of algebras and their applications. A criterion for classifying those satisfying certain conditions is given and an algorithm to obtain degenerate evolution algebras starting from those of smaller dimensions is also analyzed and constructed.

Evolution algebras are non-associative in general, that is, the binary multiplication law is not associative. However, there exist some of them that are associative. In this paper we deal with these last ones. We give an explicit classification of these algebras and show that the concept of associativity is equivalent to the existence of an unitary element for non-degenerate evolution algebras. We also explicitly describe the derivation space of these algebras.