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We have a homework problem to prove Theorem 5. The theorem provides us with an algebraic criterion for the existence of a Hopf map of the first kind. Although the ground field in this context is the real numbers, we start with an arbitrary field K of characteristic ≠2.
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Ono, T. (1994). Hurwitz Problem. In: Variations on a Theme of Euler. The University Series in Mathematics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2326-7_7
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