Small zeros of hermitian forms over a quaternion algebra
Number Theory
2010-04-15 v1
Abstract
Let be a positive definite quaternion algebra over a totally real number field , a hermitian form in 2N variables over , and a right -vector space which is isotropic with respect to . We prove the existence of a small-height basis for over , such that vanishes at each of the basis vectors. This constitutes a non-commutative analogue of a theorem of Vaaler, and presents an extension of the classical theorem of Cassels on small zeros of rational quadratic forms to the context of quaternion algebras.
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@article{arxiv.0911.4104,
title = {Small zeros of hermitian forms over a quaternion algebra},
author = {Wai Kiu Chan and Lenny Fukshansky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.4104},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
14 pages; to appear in Acta Arithmetica