Classes of forms Witt equivalent to a second trace form over fields of characteristic two

2004/10/09 by A. C. de la Maza
Mathematics · #math.NT #math.RA #msc:11E04 #msc:11E81

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published as Proyecciones 22 (2003), 237-242 · LaTeX, 3 pages

arxiv created 2004/10/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

Let F be a field of characteristic two. We determine all non-hyperbolic quadratic forms over F that are Witt equivalent to a second trace form.

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