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arxiv: 0708.3128 · v1 · pith:ZF5ZI3RCnew · submitted 2007-08-23 · 🧮 math.NT

The u-invariant of the function fields of p-adic curves

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The u-invariant of a field is the maximum dimension of ansiotropic quadratic forms over the field. It is an open question whether the u-invariant of function fields of p-aidc curves is 8. In this paper, we answer this question in the affirmative for function fields of non-dyadic p-adic curves.

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