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Some group-theoretic algorithms

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Sims, C.C. (1978). Some group-theoretic algorithms. In: Newman, M.F., Richardson, J.S. (eds) Topics in Algebra. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 697. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0103126

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