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Let Q be a symmetric bilinear form on \({\mathbb{R}}^n={\mathbb{R}}^{p+q+r}\) with corank r, rank p + q and signature type (p, q), p resp. q denoting positive resp. negative dimensions. We consider the degenerate spin group Spin(Q) = Spin(p, q, r) in the sense of Crumeyrolle and prove that this group is isomorphic to the semi-direct product of the nondegenerate and indefinite spin group Spin(p, q) with the additive matrix group \(M at\left(p + q, r\right)\).
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Dereli, T., Koçak, Ş. & Limoncu, M. Degenerate Spin Groups as Semi-Direct Products. Adv. Appl. Clifford Algebras 20, 565–573 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00006-010-0210-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00006-010-0210-3