The Pythagoras number and the \(u\)-invariant of Laurent series fields in several variables

DOI10.1016/j.jalgebra.2014.11.026zbMath1379.11041arXiv1303.1005MaRDI QIDQ2255068

Yong Hu

Publication date: 6 February 2015

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1303.1005

zbMATH Keywords

\(u\)-invariant; sums of squares; quadratic forms; Pythagoras number; Laurent series fields

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

11E25: Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms

11E04: Quadratic forms over general fields

11E81: Algebraic theory of quadratic forms; Witt groups and rings

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