A most excellent read. Have you seen any of the work Dr Chol Furey is doing with Octonions? These articles and YouTube channel may be of interest: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-octonion-math-that-could-underpin-physics-20180720
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/women-in-stem-dr-cohl-furey
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsmxUuD5ZdOGittaeosXMA/videos
I am positive I am telling you something you are already familiar with. What would be interesting are your thoughts on this research?
Best Regards,
Avi