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The Hilbert symbol depends only on square classes

Statement

For $a, b, u, v \in Q_{w}^{\times}$ ,

(a, b)_{w} = (a u^{2}, b v^{2})_{w} .

In particular, the Hilbert symbol depends only on the square classes of its two arguments.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A place $w$ of $Q$ and nonzero elements $a, b, u, v \in Q_{w}$ .

[L1]

By definition, $(c, d)_{w} = 1$ exactly when $c x^{2} + d y^{2} = 1$ is solvable over $Q_{w}$ (The Hilbert symbol over a rational completion).

Proof

technique · direct

1.1L1givenalgebra

If $(a, b)_{w} = 1$ , choose $x, y$ with $a x^{2} + b y^{2} = 1$ by [L1]. Then $(x u^{- 1}, y v^{- 1})$ solves $(a u^{2}) X^{2} + (b v^{2}) Y^{2} = 1$ , so $(a u^{2}, b v^{2})_{w} = 1$ .

2.1L1step 1.1algebra∎

The same argument with $u^{- 1}$ and $v^{- 1}$ shows that if $(a u^{2}, b v^{2})_{w} = 1$ , then $(a, b)_{w} = 1$ . Hence the two symbols are equal, and only the square classes matter.

Depends on

The Hilbert symbol over a rational completion

Used by

The Hilbert symbol is a symmetric bilinear nondegenerate pairing Theorem
The odd-prime Hilbert symbol formula Theorem
The two-adic Hilbert symbol formula Theorem

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Sources

Andrew V. Sutherland, 18.782 Lecture 10 (standard reference, not scraped)
Sam Raskin, Introduction to the Arithmetic Theory of Quadratic Forms, section 4 (standard reference, not scraped)