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On equidistribution of primes in positive characteristic

In S. Lang's book "Algebraic Number Theory" (1986), page 317, Theorem 6 states essentially that given $P$ a set of primes, let $\tau:P\longrightarrow J$ be the typical idèle map taking ...
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Calculate the great common factor between $2^{2n+1}-1$ and $2^{4m+2}+1$ [closed]

How to calculate the great common factor between $2^{2n+1}-1$ and $2^{4m+2}+1$, where $n$ and $m$ are positive numbers. We guess that: the great common factor is $1$.
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How common are semiprimes with equally bitsized factors among semiprimes with equal bitsize?

I am curious about the following after having looked at the paper "Almost primes in almost all short intervals", theorem 3 says: Almost all intervals $[x, x + \log^{3.51}{(x)}]$ with $x ≤ X$...
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why is $R := \mathbb{Z}p +XF[[X]]$ an almost valuation domain?

Recall that an integral domain $R$ with quotient field $K$ is an almost valuation domain if for every $0 \not= x \in K$, there is a positive integer $n$ (depending on $x$) such that $x^n \in R$ or $x^{...
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Smallest prime $p$ such that $2\mid\operatorname{ord}_p(q)$, the multiplicative order of $q$ modulo $p$

$\DeclareMathOperator\ord{ord}$Let $q$ be prime. I want to upper bound the smallest odd prime $p$ such that $2\mid\ord_p(q)$ (where $\ord_p(q)$ is the multiplicative order of $q$ modulo $p$). Using ...
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Generalized prime number theorem and Riemann Hypothesis for non-number math objects

My question is about some math objects (matrices, polynomials) and operators that satisfy a number of properties which can lead to a theory similar to PNT, RH, Dirichlet functions, abscissa of ...
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Is there a polynomial version of Wilson's theorem which can avoid Cramer flavored conjectures?

Wilson's theorem states that a natural number $n > 1$ is a prime number if and only if the product of all the positive integers less than $n$ is one less than a multiple of $n$. Is there a version ...
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Is there a Chebotarev‘s theorem for non-Galois extension over Q?

For a Galois extension $K/\mathbb{Q}$, the Chebotarev Density Theorem predicts the density of primes with a certain splitting type. I'm wondering if there is a similar result for non-Galois extension? ...
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L. Gegenbauer's proof of Infinitude of Primes [closed]

I was going through the paper 'Euclid’S theorem on the infinitude of primes: A historical survey of its proofs' by Romeo Mestrovic where he mentioned that L. Gegenbauer proved Infinitude of Primes by ...
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Understanding Sylvester' s $1871$ paper of primes in arithmetic progression of the forms $4n+3$ and $6n+5$

The following is the proof of infinitude of primes in arithmetic progression of the form $4n+3$ and $ 6n+5$ done by Sylvester in $1871$ in his paper "On the theorem that an arithmetical progression ...
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Proving certain inequality related to Primes

I was reading the following paper. But I can't understand why the last line concerning $\frac{2}{\pi}$ is true. The proof is a work of Sylvester. I would be happy if someone helps me in understanding ...
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The existence of rational points [closed]

Solving some problem parametrically, I got the following answer: $$ \dfrac{5x}{4} + \sqrt{\dfrac{y^2}{4} - \dfrac{x^2}{16}} + \dfrac{1}{10} \sqrt{10x^2 + 9y^2} + \dfrac{1}{5} \sqrt{5x^2 + 16y^2} $$ ...
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Sets of primes with a given Frobenius conjugacy class

Let $a$ and $b$ be two relatively prime positive integers. Denote by $S$ the set of all positive primes of the form $a+bn$ (where $n$ is an integer, possibly zero or negative). Let $S'$ be any set of ...
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Counting number of primes that split completely in a number field

Let $L=\mathbb{Q}(\zeta_r , a^{1/s})$ where $s|r$. Note that it is a splitting field of $f(x)= x^r-a^{r/s}$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ and thus a Galois extension of $\mathbb{Q}$. I want to estimate : $$\pi_L(...
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Primes in arithmetic progressions in number fields

My general question is how does one prove equi-distribution results for primes in arithmetic progressions in number fields? I am interested in the equi-distribution of prime elements of the ring of ...
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$N_p := \text{card}\{(x, y, z, t) \in (\textbf{F}_p)^4 : ax^4 + by^4 + z^2 + t^2 = 0\}?$

Assume that $ab \neq 0$. What is $$N_p := \text{card}\{(x, y, z, t) \in (\textbf{F}_p)^4 : ax^4 + by^4 + z^2 + t^2 = 0\}?$$I need this result, but unfortunately I am not a number theorist. Could ...
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Chebotarev density theorem for $k$-almost primes

Consider a finite Galois extension $L$ of $\mathbb Q$, of Galois group $G$. Let $k \geq 1$ be a fixed integer. Let $D$ be a subset of $G^k$ invariant by conjugation and by the natural action of the ...
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