Hasse-Minkowski theorem for quadratic forms on groups
Number Theory
2024-05-20 v3
Abstract
Consider groups such as Mordell-Weil groups of abelian varieties over number fields, odd algebraic -theory groups of number fields, or finitely generated subgroups of the multiplicative groups of number fields. They are all equipped with systems of reduction maps; thus, one can investigate the Hasse-Minkowski theorem for quadratic forms with coefficients in such groups. In this paper, we prove that the theorem holds for the forms whose rank equals or , and we demonstrate that it does not hold for higher ranks by providing a counterexample. We also show that our results constitute a generalization of the classic Hasse-Minkowski theorem for binary and ternary integral forms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1703.06089,
title = {Hasse-Minkowski theorem for quadratic forms on groups},
author = {Stefan Barańczuk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.06089},
year = {2024}
}