Where is the general linear group in geometric algebra?

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My question is about $\operatorname{CL}_4(\mathbb{R})$. Where do I find the general linear group in $\operatorname{CL}_4(\mathbb{R})$?


For example in $\operatorname{CL}_2(\mathbb{R})$, a general multivector is:

$$ \mathbf{v}=a+x e_1+y e_2+be_1e_2 $$

The matrix representation of $\mathbf{v}$ is

$$ V=\pmatrix{a+x&& b+y\\-b+y&&a-x} $$

Since $V$ is in $\mathbb{M}(2,\mathbb{R})$ then it follows that the reversible multivectors are group isomorphic to $\operatorname{GL}(2,\mathbb{R})$.


Since in two dimensions, it is simple, but in 4 dimensions the matrix representation of $\operatorname{CL}_4(\mathbb{R})$ are complex matrices with real determinants. So the correspondance is not identical.