Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4662578 | Annals of Pure and Applied Logic | 2007 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Gauss used quadratic forms in his second proof of quadratic reciprocity. In this paper we begin to develop a theory of binary quadratic forms over weak fragments of Peano Arithmetic, with a view to reproducing Gauss’ proof in this setting.
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