On Gleason's definition of quadratic forms

Abstract

Suppose R is a commutative ring with identity. Let M be an R -module, and suppose f is a function from M to R . How do we characterize the property that f be a quadratic form?

Authors

Davison TMK

Journal

Canadian Mathematical Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 233–236

Publisher

Canadian Mathematical Society

Publication Date

June 1, 1981

DOI

10.4153/cmb-1981-036-4

ISSN

0008-4395

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Thomas Matthew Kerr Davison

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Science

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4901 Applied Mathematics 4904 Pure mathematics 49 Mathematical Sciences

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