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On the arithmetic and geometry of binary Hamiltonian forms. With an appendix by Vincent Emery. (English) Zbl 1273.11065

Authors’ abstract: Given an indefinite binary quaternionic Hermitian form \(f\) with coefficients in a maximal order of a definite quaternion algebra over \(\mathbb Q\), we give a precise asymptotic equivalent to the number of nonequivalent representations, satisfying some congruence properties, of the rational integers with absolute value at most \(s\) by \(f\), as \(s\) tends to \( + \infty \). We compute the volumes of hyperbolic 5-manifolds constructed by quaternions using Eisenstein series.
In the appendix, V. Emery computes these volumes using Prasad’s general formula. We use hyperbolic geometry in dimension 5 to describe the reduction theory of both definite and indefinite binary quaternionic Hermitian forms.

MSC:

11E39 Bilinear and Hermitian forms
11R52 Quaternion and other division algebras: arithmetic, zeta functions
53A35 Non-Euclidean differential geometry
20H10 Fuchsian groups and their generalizations (group-theoretic aspects)
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