## Illinois Journal of Mathematics

### Representations of definite binary quadratic forms over Fq[t]

#### Abstract

In this paper, we prove that a binary definite quadratic form over $\mathbf{F}_q [t]$, where $q$ is odd, is completely determined up to equivalence by the polynomials it represents up to degree $3m-2$, where $m$ is the degree of its discriminant. We also characterize, when $q>13$, all the definite binary forms over $\mathbf{F}_q [t]$ that have class number one.

#### Article information

Source
Illinois J. Math., Volume 53, Number 1 (2009), 237-249.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 22 January 2010

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1264170848

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/ijm/1264170848

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2584944

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1234.11044

#### Citation

Bureau, Jean; Morales, Jorge. Representations of definite binary quadratic forms over F q [ t ]. Illinois J. Math. 53 (2009), no. 1, 237--249. doi:10.1215/ijm/1264170848. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1264170848

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