Bounds on the Pythagoras number and indecomposables in biquadratic fields

Abstract We show that for all real biquadratic fields not containing $\sqrt{2}$ , $\sqrt{3}$ , $\sqrt{5}$ , $\sqrt{6}$ , $\sqrt{7}$ and $\sqrt{13}$ , the Pythagoras number of the ring of algebraic integers is at least 6. We also provide an upper bound on the norm and the minimal (codifferent) trace of additively indecomposable integers in some families of these fields.