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An Extension of Meyer's Theorem on Indefinite Ternary Quadratic Forms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Burton W. Jones
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Let f be a ternary quadratic form whose matrix F has integral elements with g.c.d. 1, that is, an improperly or properly primitive form according as all diagonal elements are even or not. Let d be the determinant of f (denoted by ) Ω, the g.c.d. of the 2-rowed minors of F. Then d = Ω2 Δ determines an integer Δ. Two forms f in the same genus have the same invariants Ω, Δ, d. The form whose matrix is adj F/Ω, is called the reciprocal form of f.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 4 , 1952 , pp. 120 - 128
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1952

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