The Zariski problem for function fields of quadratic forms
Authors:
Jack Ohm
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Abstract:
By `a quadratic function field' is meant the affine function field of a nonsingular quadratic form of dimension . What quadratic function fields contain a given quadratic function field ? This problem is solved here for quadratic forms of dimensions 3 and 4, and an application to the Zariski cancellation problem for quadratic function fields is given.