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Isotropy of quadratic forms over function fields in characteristic 2

Number Theory 2024-08-07 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We extend to characteristic two recent results about isotropy of quadratic forms over function fields. In particular, we provide a characterization of function fields not only of quadratic forms but also more generally of polynomials in several variables, over which a quadratic form becomes isotropic. As an application of these results, we obtain criteria for stable birational equivalence of quadratic forms.

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@article{arxiv.2206.05987,
  title  = {Isotropy of quadratic forms over function fields in characteristic 2},
  author = {Kristýna Zemková},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.05987},
  year   = {2024}
}

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20 pages

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