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We determine the group of invariants with values in Galois cohomology with coefficients \({\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}}\) of central simple algebras of degree at most 8 and exponent dividing 2.
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The work of A. S. Merkurjev has been supported by the NSF grant DMS #0652316.
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Baek, S., Merkurjev, A.S. Invariants of simple algebras. manuscripta math. 129, 409–421 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-009-0265-4
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