Publication details
On the class number of a compositum of real quadratic fields: an approach via circular units
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Functiones et Approximatio Commentarii Mathematici |
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| Field | General mathematics |
| Keywords | compositum of real quadratic fields; class number; group of circular units |
| Description | For a compositum K of quadratic number fields new explicit units are constructed by taking power-of-two roots of circular units. These units are used to obtain a result concerning the divisibility the class number of K by a power of 2. |
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