A Positive Definite Binary Quadratic Form as a Sum of Five Squares of Linear Forms (Completion of Mordell's Proof)

• Autorzy: A. Schinzel
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper completes an incomplete proof given by L. J. Mordell in 1930 of the following theorem: every positive definite classical binary quadratic form is the sum of five squares of linear forms with integral coefficients.

Kategorie tematyczne

• 11E25: Sums of squares and representations by other particular quadratic forms

• Wydawca: Institute of Mathematics Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Mathematics
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 23-26

Daty

wydano

2013

Twórcy

autor

A. Schinzel

• Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Śniadeckich 8, 00-956 Warszawa, Poland

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.4064/ba61-1-3