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Number Theory | Part II, 2019

Let f=(a,b,c)f=(a, b, c) be a positive definite binary quadratic form with integer coefficients. What does it mean to say that ff is reduced? Show that if ff is reduced and has discriminant dd, then bad/3|b| \leqslant a \leqslant \sqrt{|d| / 3} and bd(mod2)b \equiv d(\bmod 2). Deduce that for fixed d<0d<0, there are only finitely many reduced ff of discriminant dd.

Find all reduced positive definite binary quadratic forms of discriminant 15-15.

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