THE MINIMA OF INDEFINITE QUATERNARY QUADRATIC FORMS

On successive minima of indefinite quadratic forms

Quadratic Minima and Modular Forms

1991 Mathematics Subject Classi cation: 11F11, 11E20.

Gonii: Universal Quaternary Quadratic Forms

We continue our study of quadratic forms using Geometry of Numbers methods by considering universal quaternary positive definite integral forms of square discriminant. We give a small multiple theorem for such forms and use it to prove universality for all nine universal diagonal forms. The most interesting case is x2 + 2y2 + 5z2 + 10w2, which required computer calculations.

Neighbors of Indefinite Binary Quadratic Forms

In this paper, we derive some algebraic identities on right and left neighbors R(F ) and L(F ) of an indefinite binary quadratic form F = F (x, y) = ax + bxy + cy of discriminant Δ = b − 4ac. We prove that the proper cycle of F can be given by using its consecutive left neighbors. Also we construct a connection between right and left neighbors of F . Keywords—Quadratic form, indefinite form, cy...

Quadratic Irrationals, Quadratic Ideals and Indefinite Quadratic Forms II

Let D = 1 be a positive non-square integer and let δ = √ D or 1+ √ D 2 be a real quadratic irrational with trace t = δ + δ and norm n = δδ. Let γ = P+δ Q be a quadratic irrational for positive integers P and Q. Given a quadratic irrational γ, there exist a quadratic ideal Iγ = [Q, δ + P ] and an indefinite quadratic form Fγ(x, y) = Q(x−γy)(x−γy) of discriminant Δ = t − 4n. In the first section,...