Anisotropic modules over Artinian principal ideal rings

DOI10.1080/00927872.2013.827691zbMATH Open1328.13024arXiv1109.6483OpenAlexW3098140875MaRDI QIDQ5495288FDOQ5495288

Authors: Michiel Kosters 

Publication date: 31 July 2014

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

Abstract: Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space over a field k and let W be a 1-dimensional k-vector space. Let < , >: V x V o W be a symmetric bilinear form. Then < , > is called anisotropic if for all nonzero v in V we have <v,v> eq 0. Motivated by a problem in algebraic number theory, we come up with a generalization of the concept of anisotropy to symmetric bilinear forms on finitely generated modules over artinian principal ideal rings. We will give many equivalent definitions of this concept of anisotropy. One of the definitions shows that one can check if a form is anisotropic by checking if certain forms on vector spaces are anisotropic. We will also discuss the concept of quasi-anisotropy of a symmetric bilinear form, which has no useful vector space analogue. Finally we will discuss the radical root of a symmetric bilinear form, which doesn't have a useful vector space analogue either. All three concepts have applications in algebraic number theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.6483

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic and bilinear forms, inner products (15A63) Quadratic forms over general fields (11E04) Commutative Artinian rings and modules, finite-dimensional algebras (13E10)

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