Quadratic forms of height two

Fitzgerald, Robert W.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1984-0735427-7

Quadratic forms of height two
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by Robert W. Fitzgerald

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 283 (1984), 339-351

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1984-0735427-7

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Abstract:

Quadratic forms of height two and leading form defined over the base field are determined over several fields. Also forms of height and degree two over an arbitrary field are classified.

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