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On the arithmetic and geometry of binary Hamiltonian forms

Number Theory 2014-02-26 v2

Abstract

Given an indefinite binary quaternionic Hermitian form ff with coefficients in a maximal order of a definite quaternion algebra over Q\mathbb Q, 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 ss by ff, as ss tends to ++\infty. 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.

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@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}
}

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With an appendix by Vincent Emery. Revised version

R2 v1 2026-06-21T18:05:55.786Z