Solving conics over Q(t1,..,tk)
Abstract
Let K = Q(t1,..,tk) and a,b,c in K. We give a simple algorithm to find, if it exists, X,Y,Z in K, not all zero, for which aX2 + bY2 + cZ2 = 0.
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