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Another new approach to the small Ree groups

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A new elementary construction of the small Ree groups is described.

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Wilson, R.A. Another new approach to the small Ree groups. Arch. Math. 94, 501–510 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-010-0130-4

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