Witt index for Galois ring valued quadratic forms (Q973965): Difference between revisions
From MaRDI portal
Set profile property. |
Set OpenAlex properties. |
||
Property / full work available at URL | |||
Property / full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ffa.2010.02.003 / rank | |||
Normal rank | |||
Property / OpenAlex ID | |||
Property / OpenAlex ID: W1971900813 / rank | |||
Normal rank |
Revision as of 21:59, 19 March 2024
scientific article
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | Witt index for Galois ring valued quadratic forms |
scientific article |
Statements
Witt index for Galois ring valued quadratic forms (English)
0 references
26 May 2010
0 references
Let \(R\) be a Galois ring of characteristic 4 and order \(q^2\), where \(q\) is a 2-power. Let \(V\) be a finite dimensional vector space over the residue field \(\text{GF}(q)\). An \(R\)-valued quadratic form is a quadratic map \(Q: V\to R\). The authors show that if \(Q\) is non-singular then maximal \(Q\)-isotropic subspaces have the same dimension, the Witt index. They compute the Witt index in terms of an invariant \(\mathcal I\). A consequence is that \(V\) has a self-dual \(Q\)-isotropic subspace iff \(\mathcal I(Q)=0\).
0 references
Galois ring valued quadratic form
0 references
Witt index
0 references