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Finite Bol loops

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

R. P. Burn
R. P. Burn
Affiliation:
Homerton College, Cambridge
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In this paper, we prove that, for any prime p, a Bol loop of order 2p or of order p2 is necessarily a group, and we show that there exist exactly six non-associative Bol loops of order 8.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 84 , Issue 3 , November 1978 , pp. 377 - 386
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1978

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