Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. Introduction 1
4. 2. Preliminary notions 15
5. 3. Field-theoretic and linear-algebraic invariants 28
6. 4. Central extensions and groups locally of minimal type 57
7. 5. Universal smooth k-tame central extension 66
8. 6. Automorphisms, isomorphisms, and Tits classification 79
9. 7. Constructions with regular degenerate quadratic forms 108
10. 8. Constructions when Φ has a double bond 138
11. 9. Generalization of the standard construction 171
12. A. Pseudo-isogenies 181
13. B. Clifford constructions 187
14. C. Pseudo-split and quasi-split forms 206
15. D. Basic exotic groups of type F₄ of relative rank 2 230
16. Bibliography 239
17. Index 241