Real Clifford algebras and quadratic forms over \mathbb F₂: two old problems become one

2016/01/28 by Valentin Ovsienko, Ovsienko, Valentin
Mathematics · #Advanced Algebra and Geometry #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis #FOS: Mathematics #Rings and Algebras (math.RA)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1601.07664

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Abstract

We show equivalence of two old classification theorems: Dickson's classification of quadratic forms over \mathbb F₂, and Chevalley's classification of real Clifford algebras.

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