Biquaternion algebras and quartic extensions

Tsit Yuen Lam; David B. Leep; Jean-Pierre Tignol

Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS (1993)

  • Volume: 77, page 63-102
  • ISSN: 0073-8301

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Lam, Tsit Yuen, Leep, David B., and Tignol, Jean-Pierre. "Biquaternion algebras and quartic extensions." Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS 77 (1993): 63-102. <http://eudml.org/doc/104089>.

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journal = {Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS},
keywords = {cyclic algebras; Arason invariant; biquaternion algebras; Albert form; corestriction of central simple algebras; quartic 2-extensions; Witt kernel; -Pfister form; relative Brauer group; Galois cohomology},
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publisher = {Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques},
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