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Ray class field and ring class field
Let $K$ be quadratic number field and let $O$ be an order of $K$. A modulus $m$ of $K$ is a formal product $m_0\cdot m_\infty$ of finitely many finite primes $m_0$ and finitely many infinite real ...
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Galois cohomology of the field of Laurent series
Let $k$ a separably closed field. Do we have that $k((t))$ is of cohomological dimension one?
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Fields whose embeddings into the complex numbers are invariant under complex conjugation
Is there a general notion/description of fields $K$ such that the image of any embedding $K \hookrightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is invariant under complex conjugation, thus inducing an involution on $K$ which ...
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the global m-th power reciprocity law and Quartic Reciprocity Law
I'm reading Cox "Primes of the form $x^2+ny^2$". And I read a chapter about the global m-th power reciprocity law. Now I'm not able to prove the quartic and cubic reciprocity laws. Where can i find ...
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Numbers integrally represented by a ternary cubic form
Given integers $a,b,c,$ and cubic form
$$ f(a,b,c) = a^3 + b^3 + c^3 + a^2 b - a b^2 + 3 a^2 c - a c^2 + b^2 c - b c^2 - 4 a b c $$
$$ f(a,b,c) =
\det \left( \begin{array}{ccc}
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Finite extensions of residue fields of Henselian DVRs
Let $K$ be an Henselian discrete valuation field such that its completion is separable over $K$. Let $F$ be its infinite residue field. Is it true that a finite extension of $F$ is a simple extension ...
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How did Takagi prove Kronecker's Jugendtraum for Q(i)?
In Noah Snyder's historical undergraduate thesis on Artin L-Functions, it mentions that Takagi proved Kronecker's Jugendtraum in the case of Q(i) in his doctoral thesis. Since I don't know how to get ...
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Characterizing primes that split completely vs. primes with a given splitting behavior
Given a finite abelian extension of number fields $L/K$, the prime ideals $\mathfrak{p}$ in $O_K$ split into primes $\mathfrak{P}$ in $O_L$. The number of primes $\mathfrak{p}$ splits into is ...
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Reciprocity Map and Cycle Class Map
This might be a very naive question but here it goes. Let X be a smooth variety of dimension d over a p-adic field. We have the n part of the rerciprocity map:
$rec/n: SK_1(X)/n \to \pi^{ab}_1(X)/n$
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Abelianized fundamental group of a curve over a finite field
Let $X$ be a smooth, projective, and geometrically connected curve over a finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$ and fix a geometric point $\overline{x} : \text{Spec } \overline{\mathbb{F}_q} \to X$. Then there ...
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Non-cyclotomic abelian extensions
Suppose $L|\mathbb{Q}$ is an abelian extension of number fields. Then, all the roots of unity are certainly contained in the maximal abelian extension $L^{ab}$ of $L$. Why is it obvious that if $L \ne ...
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Abelian cubic extensions of Q[i],
Recently I was considering cubic extensions $K/Q$ that have discriminant negative of a perfect square. Classifying these curves reduces to solving a Diophatine equation of the form $4a^3+27b^2=c^2$ ...
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Intersection of Hilbert class fields of imaginary quadratic fields
In this question Hilbert class field of Quadratic fields it is mentioned that if $d\equiv 1 \mod 4$ then the Hilbert class field of $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-d})$ contains $\mathbb{Q}(i,\sqrt{d})$.
Could ...
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The Class Number One Problem for Real Quadratic Fields
An approach to the Gauß class number one problem for imaginary quadratic fields is to determine the integral points on the modular curve $Y_{nonsplit}(n)$ for a suitable $n$. Here follows a quick ...
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Elliptic Curves with CM and Class Field Theory
Let K be an imaginary quadratic field with Hilbert class field H, and let E be an elliptic curve defined over H with complex multiplication by the ring of integers $O_K$ of K. It is known that for an ...
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What numbers are integrally represented by $4 x^2 + 2 x y + 7 y^2 - z^3$
This is related to my first MO question and Kevin Buzzard's conjecture at
Integers not represented by $ 2 x^2 + x y + 3 y^2 + z^3 - z $
In December 2010 my question appeared in the M.A.A. Monthly, ...
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What is the “ray” in ray class group?
I have never seen any algebraic number theory book discuss the origin of the term "ray class group." Does anyone know where the word "ray" comes from in this context? I always thought it might be a ...
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How does one understand geometric CFT in terms of modularity?
I have recently asked a question in a similar vein:
What makes Geometric CFT easier than CFT?
but I'm afraid I wasn't quite ripe to ask it yet. I have since consulted with the following sources:
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What makes Geometric CFT easier than CFT?
I've been reading:
math.stanford.edu/~conrad/249BPage/handouts/geomcft.pdf
in an attempt to shed some geometric light on class field theory. The last paragraph there reads:
In case the ground field ...
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Can one prove complex multiplication without assuming CFT?
The Kronecker-Weber Theorem, stating that any abelian extension of $\mathbb Q$ is contained in a cyclotomic extension, is a fairly easy consequence of Artin reciprocity in class field theory (one just ...
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Formal non-CM in local fields
An elliptic curve $E$ with complex multiplication by an imaginary quadratic field $F$ has $\ell$-adic Galois representations that essentially encode the class field theory of $F$ - in other words, the ...
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Lubin-Tate vs cohomological approach to local CFT
Local class field theory ("local CFT") can be developed in various ways, among them is a cohomological approach and an explicit approach due to Lubin and Tate (both can be found in Milne's CFT notes ...
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Generalization of Hilbert 94 and capitulation
Let $L/K$ be a finite, cyclic extension of number fields, say with $\mathrm{Gal}(L/K)=G$. In my context $G$ is actually of order $p$, an odd prime number, but let me state my question for every cyclic ...
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Embedding number fields in fields with class number 1
(Apologies if this question isn't quite research-level: a colleague came across it while preparing a non-examinable bonus lecture on class field theory for an undergraduate algebraic number theory ...
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What is the relation of the absolute Galois group and classical profinite groups?
Consider the absolute Galois group $G = \mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}: \mathbb{Q})$ and $G_p = \mathrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}_p}: \mathbb{Q}_p)$.
Abelian class field theory gives us for the ...
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class numbers of $\mathbf{Q}(2^{1/n})$
Calculating the class numbers of $\mathbf{Q}(2^{1/n})$ for small $n$ always yields $1$. Is it true for an infinite number of $n$s? Does applying Iwasawa theory to the false Tate curve tower ...
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Parity of class number of pure cubic fields
A pure cubic field is an algebraic number field of the form $K = \mathbb{Q}(\theta)$ with $\theta^3 = m$, $m \neq \pm 1$.
What can be said about the parity (odd or even) of the class number of a pure ...
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How do Brauer groups relate to zeta functions?
There are two approaches to class field theory that I was taught. The first, is the theory of $L$-functions, Dirichlet characters and so forth (which I described succintly in the question What are the ...
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Primes of the form $x^2+ny^2$ and congruences.
The answer of following classical problem is surely known, but I can't find a reference
For which positive integer $n$ is the set $S_n$ of primes of the form $x^2+n y^2$ ($x$, $y$ integers) ...
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What is the “reason” for modularity results?
The question is a little wishy-washy, but I take my cues from other popular questions that relate to the philosophy behind the mathematics as Why do Groups and Abelian Groups feel so different? .
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