Foundations of Physics

, Volume 21, Issue 6, pp 735–748 | Cite as

Conference report

Second workshop on “Clifford algebras and their applications in mathematical physics,” Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, Montpellier, France, September 17–30, 1989
  • Rafal Ablamowicz
  • Pertti Lounesto
  • Johannes Maks
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Rafal Ablamowicz
    • 1
  • Pertti Lounesto
    • 2
  • Johannes Maks
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of MathematicsGannon UniversityErie
  2. 2.Institute of MathematicsHelsinki University of TechnologyEspooFinland
  3. 3.Department of MathematicsDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands

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