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Mathematics of Computation
Mathematics of Computation
ISSN 1088-6842(e) ISSN 0025-5718(p)

A normal form for definite quadratic forms over $ \mathbb{F}_q[t]$


Author: Markus Kirschmer
Journal: Math. Comp. 81 (2012), 1619-1634
MSC (2010): Primary 11E12
Posted: November 28, 2011
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Abstract: An efficient algorithm to compute automorphism groups and
isometries of definite $ \mathbb{F}_q[t]$-lattices for odd $ q$ is presented. The algorithm requires several square root computations in $ \mathbb{F}_{q^2}$ but no enumeration of orbits having more than eight elements.


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Markus Kirschmer
Affiliation: Lehrstuhl D für Mathematik, RWTH Aachen University, Templergraben 64, 52062 Aachen, Germany
Email: markus.kirschmer@math.rwth-aachen.de

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-2011-02570-6
PII: S 0025-5718(2011)02570-6
Received by editor(s): October 14, 2010
Received by editor(s) in revised form: March 28, 2011
Posted: November 28, 2011
Article copyright: © Copyright 2011 American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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