Trace forms of symbol algebras (Pre-published version)
Flatley, R. (2012), 'Trace froms of Symbol Algebras', Algebra Colloquium, Vol. 19, No. spec01, pp1117-1124.
Abstract
Let S be a symbol algebra. The trace form of S is computed and it is
shown how this form can be used to determine whether S is a division algebra or not.
In addition, the exterior powers of the trace form of S are computed.
Keywords
Symbol algebrasTrace forms