A ternary algebra with applications to binary quadratic forms

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Abstract: We discuss multiplicative properties of the binary quadratic form ax2+bxy+cy2 by considering a ring of matrices which is closed under a triple product. We prove that the ring forms a ternary algebra in the sense of Hestenes, and then derive both multiplicative formulas for a large class of binary quadratic forms and a type of multiplication for points on a conic section which generalizes the algebra of rational points on the unit circle.











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