Trace Forms of Symbol Algebras
Rings and Algebras
2008-12-01 v1
Abstract
Let S be a symbol algebra. The trace form of S is computed and it is shown how this form can be used to determine whether S is a division algebra or not. In addition, the exterior powers of the trace form of S are computed.
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@article{arxiv.0811.4572,
title = {Trace Forms of Symbol Algebras},
author = {Ronan Flatley},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.4572},
year = {2008}
}
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12 pages