On the arithmetic and geometry of binary Hamiltonian forms
Number Theory
2014-02-26 v2
Abstract
Given an indefinite binary quaternionic Hermitian form with coefficients in a maximal order of a definite quaternion algebra over , we give a precise asymptotic equivalent to the number of nonequivalent representations, satisfying some congruence properties, of the rational integers with absolute value at most by , as tends to . We compute the volumes of hyperbolic 5-manifolds constructed by quaternions using Eisenstein series. In the Appendix, V. Emery computes these volumes using Prasad's general formula. We use hyperbolic geometry in dimension 5 to describe the reduction theory of both definite and indefinite binary quaternionic Hermitian forms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1105.2290,
title = {On the arithmetic and geometry of binary Hamiltonian forms},
author = {Jouni Parkkonen and Frédéric Paulin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.2290},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
With an appendix by Vincent Emery. Revised version