Norm relations and computational problems in number fields

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Main Authors: Biasse, Jean-François, Fieker, Claus, Hofmann, Tommy, Page, Aurel
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author Biasse, Jean-François
Fieker, Claus
Hofmann, Tommy
Page, Aurel
author_facet Biasse, Jean-François
Fieker, Claus
Hofmann, Tommy
Page, Aurel
contents For a finite group $G$, we introduce a generalization of norm relations in the group algebra $\mathbb Q[G]$. We give necessary and sufficient criteria for the existence of such relations and apply them to obtain relations between the arithmetic invariants of the subfields of a normal extension of algebraic number fields with Galois group $G$. On the algorithmic side this leads to subfield based algorithms for computing rings of integers, $S$-unit groups and class groups. For the $S$-unit group computation this yields a polynomial time reduction to the corresponding problem in subfields. We compute class groups of large number fields under GRH, and new unconditional values of class numbers of cyclotomic fields.
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spellingShingle Norm relations and computational problems in number fields
Biasse, Jean-François
Fieker, Claus
Hofmann, Tommy
Page, Aurel
Number Theory
Primary: 11Y16, 20C05, 11R32, Secondary 11R29, 11R04, 11Y40, 11R18, 11R27
For a finite group $G$, we introduce a generalization of norm relations in the group algebra $\mathbb Q[G]$. We give necessary and sufficient criteria for the existence of such relations and apply them to obtain relations between the arithmetic invariants of the subfields of a normal extension of algebraic number fields with Galois group $G$. On the algorithmic side this leads to subfield based algorithms for computing rings of integers, $S$-unit groups and class groups. For the $S$-unit group computation this yields a polynomial time reduction to the corresponding problem in subfields. We compute class groups of large number fields under GRH, and new unconditional values of class numbers of cyclotomic fields.
title Norm relations and computational problems in number fields
topic Number Theory
Primary: 11Y16, 20C05, 11R32, Secondary 11R29, 11R04, 11Y40, 11R18, 11R27
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.12332