A note of diagonalization of integral quadratic forms modulo p^m

Ali H. Hakami
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, ISSN 1310-5132
Volume 17, 2011, Number 1, Pages 30—36
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Ali H. Hakami
Department of Mathematics, Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Nigeria

Abstract

Let m be a positive integer, p be an odd prime, and ℤ_p^m = ℤ / (p^m) be the ring of integers modulo p^m. Let Q(x) = Q(x₁, x₂, …, x_n) be a nonsingular quadratic form with integer coefficients. In this paper we shall prove that any nonsingular quadratic form Q(x) over ℤ, Q(x) is equivalent to a diagonal quadratic form (modulo p^m).

Keywords

• Integral quadratic form
• Nonsingular quadratic form
• Diagonalization quadratic form modulo prime

AMS Classification

• 11E08

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