Compact Ovoids in Quadrangles III: Clifford Algebras and Isoparametric Hypersurfaces

Geometriae Dedicata

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-339

  Kramer, Linus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clifford algebras; Generalized quadrangles; Isoparametric hypersurfaces; Ovoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009893576     PISSN: 00465755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005211603251     Document Type: Article

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