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A note on Moufang loops arising from octonion algebras over rings

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We construct Moufang loops and generalized Paige loops out of octonion algebras over a ring.

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Pumplün, S. A note on Moufang loops arising from octonion algebras over rings. Beitr Algebra Geom 55, 33–42 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13366-013-0150-x

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