Discriminant algebras and adjoints of quadratic forms

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Authors Ottmar Loos

Publication date 9 July 1997

Published in Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://eudml.org/doc/222561, http://www.emis.de/journals/BAG/vol.38/no.1/

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zbMATH Keywords

Clifford algebradiscriminant algebraPfaffianquadratic formquadratic modulequarter-determinant

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic spaces; Clifford algebras (11E88) Quadratic and bilinear forms, inner products (15A63) Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66)

Review text

The discriminant algebra of a nonsingular quadratic form \(q\) is defined as the centralizer of the even Clifford algebra in the full Clifford algebra. The author presents a definition of the discriminant algebra of a possibly quadratic form which avoids the Clifford algebra. The half- and the quarter-determinant, an Amitsur 1-cocycle, exterior and Pfaffian powers of bilinear forms are just a few of the tools used in the process.

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