On the relation of Manin's quantum plane and quantum Clifford algebras

In a recent work we have shown that quantum Clifford algebras - i.e. Clifford algebras of an arbitrary bilinear form - are closely related to the deformed structures as q-spin groups, Hecke algebras, q-Young operators and deformed tensor products. The question to relate Manin's approach to quantum Clifford algebras is addressed here. Explicit computations using the CLIFFORD Maple package are exhibited. The meaning of non-commutative geometry is reexamined and interpreted in Clifford algebraic terms. (author)