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In the present paper, the Bol loops and related groups are studied. We suggest a universal way to construct a Bol loop and find criteria for simplicity and finiteness of such loops.
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Loginov, E.K. On the Bol Loops. Mathematical Notes 75, 644–651 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MATN.0000030972.33778.35
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MATN.0000030972.33778.35