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# Notes on the octonions

@article{Salamon2010NotesOT,
title={Notes on the octonions},
author={Dietmar A. Salamon and Thomas Walpuski},
journal={arXiv: Rings and Algebras},
year={2010}
}
• Published 17 May 2010
• Mathematics
• arXiv: Rings and Algebras
This is an expository paper. Its purpose is to explain the linear algebra that underlies Donaldson-Thomas theory and the geometry of Riemannian manifolds with holonomy in $G_2$ and ${\rm Spin}(7)$.
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