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Dedicated to the memory of Richard D. Brauer, February 10, 1901–April 17, 1977

Research supported in part by NSF grants MCS-78-02463 and MCS-80-03027

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Griess, R.L. The friendly giant. Invent Math 69, 1–102 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389186

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