Pythagoras number of quartic orders containing \sqrt{2}

arXiv2204.10468MaRDI QIDQ6397158FDOQ6397158

Authors: Zilong He, Yong Hu 

Publication date: 21 April 2022

Abstract: Let $K$ be a quartic number field containing $sqrt2$ and let $mathcalOsubseteqK$ be an order such that $sqrt2inmathcalO$. We prove that the Pythagoras number of $mathcalO$ is at most 5. This confirms a conjecture of Kr'{a}sensk'{y}, Rav{s}ka and Sgallov'a. The proof makes use of Beli's theory of bases of norm generators for quadratic lattices over dyadic local fields.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic forms over global rings and fields (11E12) Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms (11E25) General binary quadratic forms (11E16)

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