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The Clifford algebra is fundamental for the study of quadratic spaces and their orthogonal groups. Its construction and its structure are described in the first sections of this chapter. Basic references are Bass [1967], [1974], Kneser [1974] and Micali-Revoy [1979].
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Knus, MA. (1991). The Clifford Algebra. In: Quadratic and Hermitian Forms over Rings. Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, vol 294. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75401-2_4
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