Solubility of Systems of Quadratic Forms

Details Solubility of Systems of Quadratic Forms Solubility of Systems of Quadratic Forms

1998-04-08

arxiv.org/abs/math/9804051v1

Bull. London Math. Soc. 29 (1997), 385-388

Mathematics

Number Theory

4 pages

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We derive an upper bound for the least number of variables needed to guarantee that a system of t quadratic forms (t>=2) over a field F has a nontrivial zero. In particular, if F is a local field, then 2t^2+3 variables insure the existence of a nontrivial zero (2t^2+1 if t is even), while if F=Q_p with p>=11, then 2t^2-2t+5 variables suffice (2t^2-2t+1 if 3 divides t). The improvement lies in a more efficient use of information on the solubility of pairs and triplets of quadratic forms, and the arguments are completely elementary.

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