We say a field $F$ has the property $*$ if the equation $x^2 + y^2=-1$ has no solution in $F$. For an example if $F$ is a subfield of real numbers then $F$ satisfies $*$. On the other hand if $ F $ is a finite field then by Chevalley-Warning theorem the equation $ x^2 + y^2 =-1 $ always has a solution. I want to know which fields that satisfy property $ * $. Does this type of field belong to a special class of field? Additionally, it is assumed that the imaginary unit $i$ is not an element of $F$.
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