Biquaternion algebras and quartic extensions
Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 77 (1993), pp. 63-102 
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Lam, Tsit Yuen; Leep, David B.; Tignol, Jean-Pierre. Biquaternion algebras and quartic extensions. Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 77 (1993), pp. 63-102. https://www.numdam.org/item/PMIHES_1993__77__63_0/

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