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Gruppi ortogonali di indice di Witt minimale generati da tre involuzioni

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In this paper, we prove that the orthogonal groups Ω−(2l+2, q) and PΩ−(2l+2, q), l⩾3, q odd, are generated by three involutions.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica del Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci n.32, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Francesca Dalla Volta

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Dedicato a A. Wagner in occasione del suo 60° compleanno

Lavoro eseguito nell'ambito del finanziamento del M.U.R.S.T. e dei Gruppi Nazionali del C.N.R. (G.N.S.A.G.A.).

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Volta, F.D. Gruppi ortogonali di indice di Witt minimale generati da tre involuzioni. Geom Dedicata 41, 135–143 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182414

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