Quadratic D-forms with applications to Hermitian forms

DOI10.1016/J.JPAA.2019.106259zbMATH Open1459.11103arXiv1906.06474OpenAlexW2980728816WikidataQ126998037 ScholiaQ126998037MaRDI QIDQ2301992FDOQ2301992

Authors: A.-H. Nokhodkar 

Publication date: 25 February 2020

Published in: Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study some properties of quadratic forms with values in a field whose underlying vector spaces are endowed with the structure of right vector spaces over a division ring extension of that field. Some generalized notions of isotropy, metabolicity and isometry are introduced and used to find a Witt decomposition for these forms. We then associate to every (skew) hermitian form over a division algebra with involution of the first kind a quadratic form defined on its underlying vector space. It is shown that this quadratic form, with its generalized notions of isotropy and isometry, can be used to determine the isotropy behaviour and the isometry class of (skew) hermitian forms.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.06474

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zbMATH Keywords

quadratic formHermitian formright vector spacedivision algebraWitt decomposition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rings with involution; Lie, Jordan and other nonassociative structures (16W10) Quadratic forms over general fields (11E04) Algebraic theory of quadratic forms; Witt groups and rings (11E81) Bilinear and Hermitian forms (11E39)

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