Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
Let F be a vector space of dimension two, three, or four over a field of characteristic not two, and let V have a non-singular orthogonal metric. The problem discussed in this paper is the determination of all finite groups that can occur as subgroups of the rotation group of V.
This work was partially supported by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. It is based on the author's doctoral dissertation at Dartmouth College written under the direction of Professor Ernst Snapper.