Orthogonal decompositions of indefinite quadratic forms

Neighbors of Indefinite Binary Quadratic Forms

In this paper, we derive some algebraic identities on right and left neighbors R(F ) and L(F ) of an indefinite binary quadratic form F = F (x, y) = ax + bxy + cy of discriminant Δ = b − 4ac. We prove that the proper cycle of F can be given by using its consecutive left neighbors. Also we construct a connection between right and left neighbors of F . Keywords—Quadratic form, indefinite form, cy...

On successive minima of indefinite quadratic forms

Quadratic Irrationals, Quadratic Ideals and Indefinite Quadratic Forms II

Let D = 1 be a positive non-square integer and let δ = √ D or 1+ √ D 2 be a real quadratic irrational with trace t = δ + δ and norm n = δδ. Let γ = P+δ Q be a quadratic irrational for positive integers P and Q. Given a quadratic irrational γ, there exist a quadratic ideal Iγ = [Q, δ + P ] and an indefinite quadratic form Fγ(x, y) = Q(x−γy)(x−γy) of discriminant Δ = t − 4n. In the first section,...

Dimensions of Anisotropic Indefinite Quadratic Forms, I

By a theorem of Elman and Lam, fields over which quadratic forms are classified by the classical invariants dimension, signed discriminant, Clifford invariant and signatures are exactly those fields F for which the third power IF of the fundamental ideal IF in the Witt ring WF is torsion free. We study the possible values of the uinvariant (resp. the Hasse number ũ) of such fields, i.e. the sup...

Dimensions of Anisotropic Indefinite Quadratic Forms Ii

Let F be a field of characteristic different from 2. The u-invariant and the Hasse number ũ of a field F are classical and important field invariants pertaining to quadratic forms. These invariants measure the suprema of dimensions of anisotropic forms over F that satisfy certain additional properties. We prove new relations between these invariants and we give a new characterization of fields ...