Involutions of a Clifford algebra induced by involutions of orthogonal group in characteristic 2
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Among the involutions of a Clifford algebra, those induced by the involutions of the orthogonal group are the most natural ones. In this work, several basic properties of these involutions, such as the relations between their invariants, their occurrences and their decompositions are investi-
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Orthogonal Symmetries and Clifford Algebras
Involutions of the Clifford algebra of a quadratic space induced by orthogonal symmetries are investigated. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 16W10, 11E39
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