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Representations of alternative algebras and superalgebras

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This paper is a survey of results on representations of alternative algebras and superalgebras. In particular, new results of the authors on the subject are presented.

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  1. Moscow City Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia

    M. N. Trushina

  2. Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk, Russia

    I. P. Shestakov

  3. Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    I. P. Shestakov

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Dedicated to Professor A. V. Mikhalev on the occasion of his 70th birthday

Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 233–246, 2011/12.

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Trushina, M.N., Shestakov, I.P. Representations of alternative algebras and superalgebras. J Math Sci 185, 504–512 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-012-0932-y

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