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Some Identities Associated with a Discriminant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

G. N. Watson
G. N. Watson
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46 Warwick New Road, Leamington, Warwickshire.
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This paper has to deal with some topics suggested by a theorem which is notorious in the theory of quadratic forms, namely that the roots of the characteristic equation of any real quadratic form are all real. For a proof of this theorem, the reader may consult Fcrrar (1), p. 146.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , January 1956 , pp. 101 - 107
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1956

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