Galois Action and Localization in Number Fields

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Main Authors: Coykendall, Jim, Kettinger, Jared
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author Coykendall, Jim
Kettinger, Jared
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Kettinger, Jared
contents For a Galois number field $K$, the Galois group $\text{Gal}(K/\mathbb{Q})$ acts on the class group $Cl_K$ in a very natural way: $σ\cdot[I]=[σ(I)]$ for any $σ\in \text{Gal}(K/\mathbb{Q})$, $[I]\in Cl_K$. In this paper, we will explore how the unique properties of this group action work together to elucidate the relationship between these two groups -- developing and expanding upon some known results from a new perspective. To this end, we explore the class groups of localizations of the ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$. These turn out to be powerful tools for understanding $Cl_K$ and overrings of $\mathcal{O}_K$. The paper concludes with some interesting observations about normset arithmetic -- a topic intimately related to this action.
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spellingShingle Galois Action and Localization in Number Fields
Coykendall, Jim
Kettinger, Jared
Number Theory
Commutative Algebra
11R04
For a Galois number field $K$, the Galois group $\text{Gal}(K/\mathbb{Q})$ acts on the class group $Cl_K$ in a very natural way: $σ\cdot[I]=[σ(I)]$ for any $σ\in \text{Gal}(K/\mathbb{Q})$, $[I]\in Cl_K$. In this paper, we will explore how the unique properties of this group action work together to elucidate the relationship between these two groups -- developing and expanding upon some known results from a new perspective. To this end, we explore the class groups of localizations of the ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$. These turn out to be powerful tools for understanding $Cl_K$ and overrings of $\mathcal{O}_K$. The paper concludes with some interesting observations about normset arithmetic -- a topic intimately related to this action.
title Galois Action and Localization in Number Fields
topic Number Theory
Commutative Algebra
11R04
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10018