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Why is the regulator of the degree 11 extension of $\mathbb{Q}$ so large?

Let $K_\infty/\mathbb{Q}$ denote the $\hat{\mathbb{Z}}$-extension of $\mathbb{Q}$. Then for each $n\geq1$, $K_\infty$ has a unique subfield $K_n$ of degree $n$ over $\mathbb{Q}$. The fields $K_n$ are ...
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