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    David B. Leep

  2. The Ohio State University, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA

    Daniel B. Shapiro

  3. University of California at San Diego, 92093, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Adrian R. Wadsworth

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Leep, D.B., Shapiro, D.B. & Wadsworth, A.R. Sums of squares in division algebras. Math Z 190, 151–162 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160457

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