On the Rank of Universal Quadratic Forms over Real Quadratic Fields
Documenta mathematica, Tome 23 (2018), pp. 15-34
We study the minimal number of variables required by a totally positive definite diagonal universal quadratic form over a real quadratic field Q(D) and obtain lower and upper bounds for it in terms of certain sums of coefficients of the associated continued fraction. We also estimate such sums in terms of D and establish a link between continued fraction expansions and special values of L-functions in the spirit of Kronecker's limit formula.
Classification :
11A55, 11E12, 11R11
Mots-clés : continued fraction, universal quadratic form, real quadratic form, number field, additively indecomposable integer, Kronecker's limit formula
Mots-clés : continued fraction, universal quadratic form, real quadratic form, number field, additively indecomposable integer, Kronecker's limit formula
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journal = {Documenta mathematica},
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doi = {10.4171/dm/611},
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Vítězslav Kala; Valentin Blomer. On the Rank of Universal Quadratic Forms over Real Quadratic Fields. Documenta mathematica, Tome 23 (2018), pp. 15-34. doi: 10.4171/dm/611
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