Special Session 100: Roots and trends in number theory

The classification and representations of positive definite ternary quadratic forms of level 4N

Haigang Zhou
School of Mathematical Sciences, Tongji University
Peoples Rep of China
Co-Author(s):    Yifan Luo
Abstract:
Classifications and representations are two main topics in the theory of quadratic forms. In this talk, we consider these topics of ternary quadratic forms. For a given squarefree integer N, firstly we give the classification of positive definite ternary quadratic forms of level 4N explicitly. Secondly, we give the weighted sum of representations over each class in every genus of ternary quadratic forms of level 4N by using quaternion algebras and Jacobi forms. The formulas are involved with modified Hurwitz class number. As a corollary, we get a formula for the class number of ternary quadratic forms of level 4N. As applications, we give an explicit base of Eisenstein series space of modular forms of weight 3/2 of level 4N, and give new proofs of some interesting identities involving representation number of ternary quadratic forms.