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Classification theorems for quadratic forms over fields

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    Richard Elman & T. Y. Lam

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Supported in part by NSF Grant GP-37508X.

Supported in part by NSF Grant GP-20532 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Elman, R., Lam, T.Y. Classification theorems for quadratic forms over fields. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici 49, 373–381 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02566738

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