Differential forms, linked fields, and the u-invariant

DOI10.1007/S00013-017-1059-7zbMATH Open1427.11037arXiv1701.01367OpenAlexW2594816963MaRDI QIDQ2407398FDOQ2407398

Authors: Adam Chapman, Andrew Dolphin 

Publication date: 29 September 2017

Published in: Archiv der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We associate an Albert form to any pair of cyclic algebras of prime degree $p$ over a field $F$ with $operatornamechar(F)=p$ which coincides with the classical Albert form when $p=2$. We prove that if every Albert form is isotropic then $H^4(F)=0$. As a result, we obtain that if $F$ is a linked field with $operatornamechar(F)=2$ then its $u$-invariant is either $0,2,4$ or $8$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.01367

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zbMATH Keywords

differential formsquadratic forms\(u\)-invariantlinked fieldsfields of finite characteristic

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic forms over general fields (11E04) Algebraic theory of quadratic forms; Witt groups and rings (11E81) Finite-dimensional division rings (16K20)

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