We present a class of spectral problems in Clifford algebras, linear in the
spectral parameter. They are associated with integrable systems which desc
ribe various types of orthogonal coordinates in Euclidean spaces and some o
ther orhogonal nets. In particular, we discuss isothermic surfaces with arb
itrary codimension and a generalization of the sine-Gordon equation. (C) 20
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