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On the Clifford collineation, transform and similarity groups. I.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

Beverley Bolt
Affiliation:
University of Sydney.
T. G. Room
Affiliation:
University of Sydney.
G. E. Wall
Affiliation:
University of Sydney.
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Papers I, II of this projected series lay the algebraic foundations of the theory of the Clifford groups; I deals with the case p > 2, II with the case p = 2. The present introduction refers to both papers. Our theory has applications in group theory, geometry and number theory.

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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1961

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