The spectral theorem and quadratic forms

This chapter proves that Bruhat-Tits buildings exist. It begins with a few definitions and simple observations about quadratic forms, including a 1-fold Pfister form, followed by a discussion of the existence part of the Structure Theorem for complete discretely valued fields due to H. Hasse and F. K. Schmidt. It then considers the generic unramified cases; the generic semi-ramified cases, the generic ramified cases, the wild unramified cases, the wild semi-ramified cases, and the wild ramified cases. These cases range from a unique unramified quadratic space to an unramified separable quadratic extension, a tamely ramified division algebra, a ramified separable quadratic extension, and a unique unramified quaternion division algebra. The chapter also describes ramified quaternion division algebras D₁, D₂, and D₃ over K containing a common subfield E such that E/K is a ramified separable extension.

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Totally Wild Quadratic Forms of Type E7

10.23943/princeton/9780691166902.003.0015 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Bernhard M¨uhlherr ◽

Holger P. Petersson ◽

Richard M. Weiss

Keyword(s):

Division Algebra ◽

Quadratic Forms ◽

Quadratic Space ◽

Trace Map ◽

Quaternion Division Algebra

This chapter assumes that (K, L, q) is a totally wild quadratic space of type E₇. The goal is to prove the proposition that takes into account Λ‎ of type E₇, D as the quaternion division algebra over K whose image in Br(K) is the Clifford invariant of q, and the trace and trace map. The chapter also considers two other propositions: the first states that if the trace map is not equal to zero, then the Moufang residues R₀ and R₁ are not indifferent; the second states that if the trace map is equal to zero, then the Moufang residues R₀ and R₁ are both indifferent.

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Linked Tori, II

10.23943/princeton/9780691166902.003.0006 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Bernhard M¨uhlherr ◽

Holger P. Petersson ◽

Richard M. Weiss

Keyword(s):

Division Algebra ◽

Quadratic Forms ◽

Integral Domain ◽

Quadratic Space ◽

Small Observation ◽

Quaternion Division Algebra

This chapter proves several more results about weak isomorphisms between Moufang sets arising from quadratic forms and involutory sets. It first fixes a non-trivial anisotropic quadratic space Λ‎ = (K, L, q) before considering two proper anisotropic pseudo-quadratic spaces. It then describes a quaternion division algebra and its standard involution, a second quaternion division algebra and its standard involution, and an involutory set with a quaternion division algebra and its standard involution. It concludes with one more small observation regarding a pointed anisotropic quadratic space and shows that there is a unique multiplication on L that turns L into an integral domain with a multiplicative identity.

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Parallel Integer Factorization Using Quadratic Forms

10.21236/ada436652 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen S. McMath

Keyword(s):

Quadratic Forms ◽

Integer Factorization

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A note on normal operators

Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ◽

10.1017/s0305004100003728 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

pp. 727-729 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

S. J. Bernau ◽

F. Smithies

Keyword(s):

Hilbert Space ◽

Linear Operator ◽

Adjoint Operator ◽

Spectral Theorem ◽

Unitary Operators ◽

Unitary Space ◽

Bounded Linear ◽

Finite Dimensional ◽

Normal Operators ◽

Finite Dimensional Case

We recall that a bounded linear operator T in a Hilbert space or finite-dimensional unitary space is said to be normal if T commutes with its adjoint operator T*, i.e. TT* = T*T. Most of the proofs given in the literature for the spectral theorem for normal operators, even in the finite-dimensional case, appeal to the corresponding results for Hermitian or unitary operators.

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