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On the tensor product of quaternion algebras of characteristic two

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

P. Mammone
Affiliation:
Université de Mons-Hainaut, B-7000 Mons
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The purpose of this note is to generalize to fields of characteristic two the results obtained in [4]. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions involving quadratic forms for certain tensor products of quaternion algebras to be division algebras.

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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1988

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