On indefinite and potentially universal quadratic forms over number fields

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Abstract: A number field

k

admits a binary integral quadratic form which represents all integers locally but not globally if and only if the class number of

k

is bigger than one. In this case, there are only finitely many classes of such binary integral quadratic forms over

k

. A number field

k

admits a ternary integral quadratic form which represents all integers locally but not globally if and only if the class number of

k

is even. In this case, there are infinitely many classes of such ternary integral quadratic forms over

k

. An integral quadratic form over a number field

k

with more than one variables represents all integers of

k

over the ring of integers of a finite extension of

k

if and only if this quadratic form represents

1

over the ring of integers of a finite extension of

k

.

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