Sums of squares in algebraic function fields over a complete discretely valued field

DOI10.2140/pjm.2014.267.257zbMath1300.11029MaRDI QIDQ2510042

Karim Johannes Becher, Jan Van Geel, David Grimm

Publication date: 31 July 2014

Published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2140/pjm.2014.267.257

zbMATH Keywords

\(u\)-invariant; sums of squares; isotropy; valuation; real field; local-global principle; algebraic function fields; pythagoras number

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

11E04: Quadratic forms over general fields

12D15: Fields related with sums of squares (formally real fields, Pythagorean fields, etc.)

12F20: Transcendental field extensions

14H05: Algebraic functions and function fields in algebraic geometry

12J10: Valued fields

11E10: Forms over real fields

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