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Explicit Result on Equivalence of Rational Quadratic Forms Avoiding Primes

Number Theory 2020-08-04 v1

Abstract

Given a pair of regular quadratic forms over Q\mathbb{Q} which are in the same genus and a finite set of primes PP, we show that there is an effective way to determine a rational equivalence between these two quadratic forms which are integral over every prime in PP. This answers one of the principal questions posed by Conway and Sloane in their book {\em Sphere packings, lattices and groups}, Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften [Fundamental Principles of Mathematical Sciences], Vol 290, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1999; page 402.

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@article{arxiv.2008.00850,
  title  = {Explicit Result on Equivalence of Rational Quadratic Forms Avoiding Primes},
  author = {Wai Kiu Chan and Haochen Gao and Han Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.00850},
  year   = {2020}
}

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12 pages

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