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Definite regular quadratic forms over
Author(s):
Wai Kiu
Chan;
Joshua
Daniels
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
133
(2005),
3121-3131.
MSC (2000):
Primary 11E12, 11E20
Posted:
June 20, 2005
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Abstract:
Let be a power of an odd prime, and be the ring of polynomials over a finite field of elements. A quadratic form over is said to be regular if globally represents all polynomials that are represented by the genus of . In this paper, we study definite regular quadratic forms over . It is shown that for a fixed , there are only finitely many equivalence classes of regular definite primitive quadratic forms over , regardless of the number of variables. Characterizations of those which are universal are also given.
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Additional Information:
Wai Kiu
Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459
Email:
wkchan@wesleyan.edu
Joshua
Daniels
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459
Address at time of publication:
2920 Deakin Street \#1, Berkeley, California 94705
Email:
jdaniels@wesleyan.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-05-08197-9
PII:
S 0002-9939(05)08197-9
Received by editor(s):
May 21, 2004
Posted:
June 20, 2005
Additional Notes:
The research of the first author was partially supported by the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation.
Communicated by:
David E. Rohrlich
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Copyright
2005,
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