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Some Aspects of the Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms

Author : R. Parimala

Published in: Quadratic and Higher Degree Forms

Publisher: Springer New York

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Abstract

This article, based on the lectures at the Arizona Winter School on “Quadratic forms”, gives a quick introduction to the algebraic theory of quadratic forms. It discusses some invariants associated to quadratic forms like the Pythagoras number and the u-invariant and touches on some recent progress on these topics.

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Metadata
Title
Some Aspects of the Algebraic Theory of Quadratic Forms
Author
R. Parimala
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Quadratic and Higher Degree Forms

Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-7487-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4614-7488-3

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7488-3_7

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