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We show there are precisely \(15\) inhomogeneous biquotients of the form \(Sp(3)/\!\!/Sp(1)^2\) and show that at least \(8\) of them admit metrics of quasi-positive curvature.
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DeVito, J., DeYeso, R., Ruddy, M. et al. The classification and curvature of biquotients of the form \(Sp(3)/\!\!/Sp(1)^2\) . Ann Glob Anal Geom 46, 389–407 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-014-9430-4
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