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This note is motivated by the problem of determining the u-invariant of a field F of characteristic different from two when it is known that \(u\left( {F\left( {\sqrt { - 1} } \right)} \right) = 4.\) A criterion is given to decide whether u(F) ≤ 4 in this situation.
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Received: 25 February 2005