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We describe some of the applications of Finite Geometry to Clifford Algebras, and then look in more detail at some of the relations between geometrical and algebraic canonical forms. Much of this latter work has been investigated using computer algebra systems, and we include some details of this, along with some of the issues that arise.
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Gordon, N. (2002). Geometric and Algebraic Canonical Forms. In: Dorst, L., Doran, C., Lasenby, J. (eds) Applications of Geometric Algebra in Computer Science and Engineering. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0089-5_7
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