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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 KK-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 22 or 33, 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.

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@article{arxiv.1703.06089,
  title  = {Hasse-Minkowski theorem for quadratic forms on groups},
  author = {Stefan Barańczuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.06089},
  year   = {2024}
}
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