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Essential dimension of sequences of quadratic Pfister forms

Number Theory 2025-10-28 v2

Abstract

We study the essential dimension of the set of isometry classes of mm-tuples (φ1,...,φm)(\varphi_1,...,\varphi_m) of quadratic nn-fold Pfister forms over a field FF such that the Witt class of φ1φm\varphi_1 \perp \ldots \perp \varphi_m lies in Iqn+1FI_q^{n+1}F. We show that the essential dimension is equal to n+1n+1, when m=3m=3, and is either 44 or 55, when n=charF=2n=\text{char} F=2, m=4m=4.

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@article{arxiv.2505.22237,
  title  = {Essential dimension of sequences of quadratic Pfister forms},
  author = {Fatma Kader Bingöl and Adam Chapman and Ahmed Laghribi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.22237},
  year   = {2025}
}