On indefinite and potentially universal quadratic forms over number fields
Abstract
A number field admits a binary integral quadratic form which represents all integers locally but not globally if and only if the class number of is bigger than one. In this case, there are only finitely many classes of such binary integral quadratic forms over . A number field admits a ternary integral quadratic form which represents all integers locally but not globally if and only if the class number of is even. In this case, there are infinitely many classes of such ternary integral quadratic forms over . An integral quadratic form over a number field with more than one variables represents all integers of over the ring of integers of a finite extension of if and only if this quadratic form represents over the ring of integers of a finite extension of .
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@article{arxiv.2004.02090,
title = {On indefinite and potentially universal quadratic forms over number fields},
author = {Fei Xu and Yang Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.02090},
year = {2021}
}
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18 pages