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We derive presentations for Moufang loops of type M 2n(G, 2), defined by Chein, with G finite, two-generated. We then use G = S 3 to visualize the smallest non-associative Moufang loop.
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Work partially supported by Grant Agency of Charles University, grant number 269/2001/B-MAT/MFF.
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Vojtěchovský, P. The smallest moufang loop revisited. Results. Math. 44, 189–193 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03322924
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03322924