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In this chapter, we will discuss the programming issues to compute in the geometric algebra framework. We will explain the technicalities for the programming which you have to take into account to generate a sound source code. At the end, we will discuss the use of specialized hardware as FPGA and Nvidia CUDA to improve the efficiency of the code processing for applications in real time.
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Bayro-Corrochano, E. (2020). Programming Issues. In: Geometric Algebra Applications Vol. II. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34978-3_8
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