Novikov algebras were introduced in connection with hydrodynamic-type Poiss
on brackets and Hamiltonian operators in the formal variational calculus. W
e have given a kind of realization of transitive Novikov algebras through t
he Novikov algebras given by S Gelfand and their compatible infinitesimal d
eformations in Bai and Meng (2001 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 34 3363-72). As a
further and continuous study, we extend this realization theory to the nont
ransitive Novikov algebras in the paper. In two and three dimensions, we fi
nd that all non-transitive Novikov algebras also can be realized as the Nov
ikov algebras given by S Gelfand and their compatible infinitesimal deforma
tions. Moreover, they have simpler formulae.