The number of pairs of quadratic forms over F_q (q odd)

DOI10.1006/FFTA.1997.0198MaRDI QIDQ1267003zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors K. Appert

Publication date 31 October 1999

Published in Finite Fields and their Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1006/ffta.1997.0198

zbMATH Keywords

finite fieldnumber of equivalence classespairs of quadratic forms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic forms over general fields (11E04) Class numbers of quadratic and Hermitian forms (11E41)

Review text

The number of equivalence classes of pairs of quadratic forms in dimension \(n\) over a finite field of \(q\) elements, where \(q\) is odd, is shown to be equal to the coefficient of \(t^n\) in the expansion of \[ \prod_{n\geq 1}{(1-qt^{2n}) (1+t^n)^2\over(1-qt^n)^2 (1-t^n)}. \]

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