Inductive graded rings, hyperfields and quadratic forms

Abstract

The goal of this work is twofold: (i) to provide a detailed analysis of some categories of inductive graded ring - a concept introduced in [DM98] in order to provide a solution of Marshall's signature conjecture in the algebraic theory of quadratic forms; (ii) apply this analysis to deepen the connections between the category of special hyperfields ([dARM22]) - equivalent to the category of special groups ([DM00]) and the categories of inductive graded rings.