Positive values of indefinite quadratic forms

Cook, R. J. ; Raghavan, S. (1986) Positive values of indefinite quadratic forms Mathematika, 33 (1). pp. 164-169. ISSN 0025-5793

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Abstract

Let f(x)= ∑ n i=1n j=1 fijxixj (fij= fji) (1) be a real quadratic form in n variables with integral coefficients (i.e., 2fijε Z,fij ε Z.) and determinant D ≠ O. A well-known theorem of Cassels [1] states that if the equation f = 0 is properly soluble in integers x1 … , xn then there is a solution satisfying 0<||x||=max|xi≪ F(n-1)/2, (2). ∏ni=1||x|| ≪ Fn(n-1)/2+(n-2)/2, (3).

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Keywords:10C25; Number Theory; Forms; Minima Of Forms
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