The 2-Ideal Class Groups of ℚ(ζl)

For prime l we study the structure of the 2-part of the ideal class group Cl of ℚ(ζ l ). We prove that Cl ⊗ ℤ2) is a cyclic Galois module for all l < 10000 with one exception and compute the explicit structure in several cases.

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Published inNagoya mathematical journal Vol. 162; pp. 1 - 18
Main Author Cornacchia, Pietro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.06.2001
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Summary:For prime l we study the structure of the 2-part of the ideal class group Cl of ℚ(ζ l ). We prove that Cl ⊗ ℤ2) is a cyclic Galois module for all l < 10000 with one exception and compute the explicit structure in several cases.
ISSN:0027-7630
2152-6842
DOI:10.1017/S0027763000007777