Questions tagged [class-field-theory]
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Most "natural" proof of the existence of Hilbert class fields
Assume that you have proved the two inequalities of class field theory, and that you want to show that the Hilbert class field, i.e., the maximal unramified abelian extension, of a number field $K$ ...
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Class field theory and the class group
Let $k$ be a finite abelian extension of $\mathbb{Q}$. Class field theory states that $k$ corresponds to some open subgroup of finite index $U_k \subset \mathbb{A}_{\mathbb{Q}}^*/ \mathbb{Q}^*$ where $...
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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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Positive binary quadratic form plus univariate monic cubic (giving Hilbert class field)
We have the Lucas numbers, $$ L_1 = 1, \; L_2 = 3, \; L_3 =4, \; L_4 = 7, L_5 = 11, \; L_{n+2} = L_{n+1}+ L_n \; . $$
Question: is it the case that
$$ f(x,y,z) = 4 x^2 + 3 x y + 9 y^2 + z^3 + 3 z $$...
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sequences in non-abelian group cohomology
In general, if we have a (pro-)finite group $G$ and a sequence of (continuous) non-abelian $G$-modules $$1\rightarrow A\rightarrow B\rightarrow C\rightarrow 0,$$ such that the image of $A$ lies in the ...
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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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On the relation of special values of motivic L functions and partial zetas
Let $K$ be a number field, $L$ a finite abelian extension and $\chi \in \widehat{Gal(L/K)}$ a (non-trivial) character. If we multiply out the associated Artin L-function $L(\chi,s)$ we can write this ...
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What are the possible bad reductions for an abelian variety of dimension $g$ and a maximal endomorphism ring?
Perhaps the most basic fact about abelian varieties with CM is they have an everywhere potential good reduction (Serre-Tate). On the face of it it might appear that there isn't much more to be added ...
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Cubic fields correspond to $3$-torsion ideals in quadratic fields, or to order $3$ characters of quadratic class groups?
I was watching Dick Gross's laudation for Manjul Bhargava, followed up by one of Bhargava's talks, and I realized I was confused about something.
Bhargava says (around 21 minutes) that the orbits of ...
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Relationship between the conductor of an order and the conductor of a number field extension
What is the relationship between the conductor $\mathfrak{f}_{\mathcal{o}}$ of an order $\mathcal{o}\subset \mathcal{O}_K$ and the conductor $\mathfrak{f}_{L/K}$ of a field extension in the classical ...
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Easy cases of Herbrand's theorem
$\def\QQ{\mathbb{Q}}\def\ZZ{\mathbb{Z}}$ I recall Herbrand's theorem about class groups of cyclotomic fields: Let $p$ be an odd prime, let $\zeta$ be a primitive $p$-th root of $1$ and let $K = \QQ(\...
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A formal group scheme in explicit local class field theory
Let $K$ be a nonarchimedean local field with residue field $k$ of characteristic $q = p^N$, and pick a uniformizer $\pi\in \mathscr{O}_K$. Recall that explicit local class field theory, à la Lubin--...
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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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How many ways are there to teach class field theory?
I will soon have to teach class field theory (I do not know whether it will be local or global yet:)) to postgraduate students. I wonder, which approaches to this subject(s) exist now.
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Does the fundamental group identify group structure on subvarieties of products of curves?
Let $C_1,\dots, C_n$ be smooth curves over $\overline{\mathbb F}_p$, not necessarily proper. Let $X$ be a subvariety of $C_1 \times \dots \times C_n$. I'm interested in the natural map:
$$ \pi_1^{ab}(...
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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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Non-abelian ray class fields for local fields
Let $K$ be a non-Archimedean local field. Then, thanks to work of Koch (when $K$ has positive characteristic) and Jannsen-Wingberg (when $K$ has characteristic zero, and odd residual characteristic) ...
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Reference request: projectivity of the absolute Galois group of $\mathbb{Q}^{\mathrm{ab}}$
$\newcommand{\ab}{\mathrm{ab}}$Let $\mathbb{Q}^{\ab}$ denote the maximal abelian extension of $\mathbb{Q}$. I have heard the absolute Galois group of $\mathbb{Q}^{\ab}$ is projective (e.g. see this ...
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Explicit $H^2(K, \mu) = Q/Z$?
In the development of local class field theory, a very fundamental theorem is that, for every local field $K$ of characteristic zero,
$H^2(K, \mu) \cong \mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z}$. $(*)$
Neukirch et al. ...
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Minimal Discriminants
Let $D_n$ be the minimal absolute value of the discriminants of
number fields with degree $n$. Arnold Scholz conjectured in 1936 that
$D_{397} > D_{400}$, which is, of course, still open (Scholz ...
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n-dimensional local fields
Recently, I hear the concept of $n$-dimensional local fields.
It is defined inductively as follows.
(1) a $0$-dimensional local field is a finite field.
(2) an $n$-dimensional local field is a ...
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Extensions of p-adic number fields
Let $p$ be a prime number and $\mathbb{Q}_p$ be the $p-$adic rational field. Let $E/\mathbb{Q}_p$ be a fixed finite extension. On this site, I define a finite extension $F/E$ to be "good" if ...
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The Tate-Nakayama theorem and inflation
Let $K$ be a nonarchimedean local field,
and $L/K$ be a finite Galois extension with Galois group $G={\rm Gal}(L/K)$ of order $n=[L:K]$.
By local class field theory, there is a canonical isomorphism
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$p >2$ is a prime, any facts about congruence relation between the class number of $Q(\sqrt p)$ and $Q(\sqrt-p)$?
Let $p$ be an odd prime. This is a question about the class number of $Q(\sqrt p)$ and $Q(\sqrt-p)$,which we denote by $h(p)$ and $h(-p)$ respectively. While doing my research on number theory I came ...
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What are the fastest ways to calculate class number of number fields?
Given a number field $K$, which approaches help us to calculate the class number $h(K)$ of $K$?
I am aware that the question is broad but any argument would be helpful.
Some basic approaches I know:...
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Iwasawa theory, $\mathbb{Z}_p^{2}$-extension, Greenberg module
Take $H\subset \bar{\mathbb{Q}}$ be a quartic imaginary number field such that $\operatorname{Gal}(H/\mathbb{Q})=\mathbb{Z}_2 \times \mathbb{Z}_2$. Denote by $F$ the quadratic real subfield of $H$ and ...
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On a theorem of Dwork and totally ramified extensions
Suppose that $K \subset L$ is a totally abelian ramified extension of local fields. Let $\pi_L$ be a prime element of $L^*.$ $F \in Gal(\tilde{L}/L)$ is the Frobenius, where $\tilde{L}$ is the maximal ...
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Furtwangler's Principal ideal theorem in number fields
Does anyone know a simple proof, using cohomological method of the fact that the verlagerung from a finite group G. to its commutator subgroup G', i.e. $$G/G'->(G')^{ab}$$ vanishes?
The simplest ...
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Epstein zeta function for non-fundamental discriminant to L-series
Let $Q(x,y) = ax^2+b xy + cy^2$ be a primitive integral positive-definite quadratic form, with associated number field $K$. If $D=b^2-4ac$ is a fundamental discriminant, then it's well-known that $$\...
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Essence of relations between central simple algebras and Galois cohomology in canonical morphism of class field theory
I was somewhat puzzled after I finished learning class field theory for several times. My question is about the relations between "classical simple algebras, Brauer groups" and "modern ...
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non $p$ part of the class group and analogous results
Washington had proven in 1978 that for $q$ a prime ($q \neq p$), if $q^{e_n}$ exactly divides the class number of $\mathbb{Q}_n$, ie the $n$-th layer in the cyclotomic $\mathbb{Z}_p$ extension, then $...
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Real field of definition of an abelian variety of CM-type?
Question 0. Can a field of definitions (without automorphisms) of an (almost arbitrary) abelian variety of CM-type, originally defined over ${\mathbb{C}}$,
be chosen to be a totally real number ...
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Explicit extensions for Heisenberg groups
Let $G$ be the $p$-adic Heisenberg group $\begin{pmatrix} 1&\mathbb Z_p&\mathbb Z_p\\&1&\mathbb Z_p\\&&1\end{pmatrix}$. Is it possible to write an explicit extension $K/k$, ...
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maximal abelian extension of quadratic extension of $\mathbb Q_p$
I read this article "Local class field theory via Lubin-Tate theory" http://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0606108v2.pdf. And I want to find the maximal abelian extensions for quadratic extensions of $\mathbb Q_p,...
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Analogue of a ring extension splitting in the Kummer case
Background (the Kummer extension case)
Let $R$ be a complete regular local ring (it follws that it's a UFD) with a prime integer $p$ contained in the maximal ideal of $R$ (I'm mostly interested in $R=...
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Problem understanding the cup-products for the modified cohomology in David Harari's book "Galois Cohomology and Class Field Theory"
I'm recently reading the very beginning of David Harari's book Galois Cohomology and Class Field Theory, and I met a problem with the definition of cup-products for the modified cohomology.
Before ...
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Computing preimage of element under norm map of quadratic extension of $2$-adic fields
Let $F$ be a $2$-adic field, i.e. a finite extension of the $2$-adic numbers $\mathbb{Q}_2$. Suppose that I have a quadratic extension $E = F(\sqrt{d})$ of $F$. Given a unit $\alpha \in \mathcal{O}_F^\...
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Reference request: Discriminant of a $V_4$-extension of local fields is the product of discriminants of intermediate fields
Disclaimer - cross-posting: I already posted this question on MSE, here. In line with the accepted answer of this meta question, I am also asking it here, since it is a research-level question and it ...
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A normal extension of a number field of given degree that does not split over a given set of finite places
Let $K$ be a number field and $S$ be a finite set of non-archimedean places of $K$. Let $n>1$ be a natural number.
Question. Does there exist a normal extension $L/K$ of degree $n$ such that $L\...
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The order of the global Galois group
For any profinite group $G$, we can define the order of $G$ using the notion of supernatural number. Now let $K$ be a number field, $S$ a finite set of primes of $K$ and $ G_{K,S} $ the Galois group ...
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Does $p$-adic Baker theorem holds in the given case?
Let $p$ be a prime number, $\mathbb{Q}_p$ the field of $p$-adic numbers, and $\mathbb{C}_p$ the completion of the algebraic closure of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let $U_p$ be the units $(1+\mathfrak{m})$ of $\...
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What are the applications of $\lambda$-rings to class field theory?
In the book Lambda Rings by Yau, he mentions several areas where $\lambda$-rings can be applied, but he doesn't go into much details. He even includes class field theory in the list, mentioning "...
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Explicit invariant map in local class field theory
Let $K$ be a $p$-adic field with algebraic closure $\overline{K}$. Then if $K^\text{nr}$ is the maximal unramified extension of $K$ in $\overline{K}$, there is an explicit invariant map:
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H^2(\...
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Reference request for Kummer-Artin-Schreier-Witt theory
I cannot find the following 4 papers by Sekiguchi–Suwa in their works on Kummer–Artin–Schreier–Witt theory:
On the unified Kummer–Artin–Schreier–Witt theory, Prépublications du laboratoire de ...
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Euler Systems and Coleman’s Conjecture
I’m trying to work on Coleman’s conjecture for abelian extensions of imaginary quadratic fields. I’ve read most papers by Seo regarding circular distributions. However, I’m a still confused about what ...
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Are there "elementary" proofs of the openness of norm subgroups and of the norm limitation theorem?
Let $K$ be a local field and $L/K$ be a finite extension. Let $L^{ab}$ be the maximal abelian subextension of $K$ in $L$. Write $N_L$ (resp. $N_{L^{ab}}$) for the image of the norm map from $L$ (resp. ...
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Reference request: ramified and local geometric class field theory
There are lots of references on global unramified geometric class field theory (following Deligne's $\ell$-adic sheaves approach). There are also some notes talking about how to extend Deligne's ...
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Class fields without class field theory
Is there an English reference for the analytic construction of the Hilbert class field of an imaginary quadratic field without using class field theory? I am in particular interested in a proof of the ...
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Reference for: power residue symbols are Hecke characters
Notation.
Let $n$ be a positive integer, let $\mu_n\subseteq \mathbb C$ be the set of $N$-th roots of unity, let $K$ be a number field containing $\mu_n$, let $R$ be the ring of integers of $K$, let $...
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Restricted Iwasawa theory
Let $p$ be a prime number, let $K$ be a number field, and let $L$ be a Galois extension of $K$ such that the Galois group $\Gamma$ of $L$ over $K$ is (continuously) isomorphic to the (additive) group $...
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