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Quaternionic structures on a manifold and subordinated structures

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  1. D. V. Alekseevsky

    Present address: Scientific Center «Sophus Lie» (Moscow branch), Gen. Antonova 2-99, 117279, Moscow, Russia

  2. S. Marchiafava

    Present address: Dipartimento di Matematica, Istituto «Guido Castelnuovo», Universitá di Roma «La Sapienza», Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, I-00185, Roma, Italia

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    Alekseevsky, D.V., Marchiafava, S. Quaternionic structures on a manifold and subordinated structures. Annali di Matematica pura ed applicata 171, 205–273 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01759388

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