On the distribution of shapes of sextic pure number fields

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Main Authors: Jakhar, Anuj, Kalwaniya, Ravi, Ray, Anwesh, Roy, Bidisha
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Published: 2026
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author Jakhar, Anuj
Kalwaniya, Ravi
Ray, Anwesh
Roy, Bidisha
author_facet Jakhar, Anuj
Kalwaniya, Ravi
Ray, Anwesh
Roy, Bidisha
contents The shape of a number field $K$ of degree $n$ is defined as the equivalence class of the lattice of integers with respect to linear operations that are composites of rotations, reflections, and positive scalar dilations. The shape is a point in the space of shapes $\mathscr{S}_{n-1}$, which is the double quotient $\mathrm{GL}_{n-1}(\mathbb{Z}) \backslash \mathrm{GL}_{n-1}(\mathbb{R}) / \mathrm{GO}_{n-1}(\mathbb{R})$. We investigate the distribution of shapes of pure sextic number fields $K=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt[6]{m})$, ordered by absolute discriminant. Such fields are partitioned into $20$ distinct Types determined by local conditions at $2$ and $3$, and an explicit integral basis is given in each case. For each Type, the shape of $K$ admits an explicit description in terms of shape parameters. Fixing the sign of $m$ and a Type, we prove that the corresponding shapes are equidistributed along a translated torus orbit in the space of shapes. The limiting distribution is given by an explicit measure expressed as the product of a continuous measure and a discrete measure.
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spellingShingle On the distribution of shapes of sextic pure number fields
Jakhar, Anuj
Kalwaniya, Ravi
Ray, Anwesh
Roy, Bidisha
Number Theory
11R45, 11E12, 11P21
The shape of a number field $K$ of degree $n$ is defined as the equivalence class of the lattice of integers with respect to linear operations that are composites of rotations, reflections, and positive scalar dilations. The shape is a point in the space of shapes $\mathscr{S}_{n-1}$, which is the double quotient $\mathrm{GL}_{n-1}(\mathbb{Z}) \backslash \mathrm{GL}_{n-1}(\mathbb{R}) / \mathrm{GO}_{n-1}(\mathbb{R})$. We investigate the distribution of shapes of pure sextic number fields $K=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt[6]{m})$, ordered by absolute discriminant. Such fields are partitioned into $20$ distinct Types determined by local conditions at $2$ and $3$, and an explicit integral basis is given in each case. For each Type, the shape of $K$ admits an explicit description in terms of shape parameters. Fixing the sign of $m$ and a Type, we prove that the corresponding shapes are equidistributed along a translated torus orbit in the space of shapes. The limiting distribution is given by an explicit measure expressed as the product of a continuous measure and a discrete measure.
title On the distribution of shapes of sextic pure number fields
topic Number Theory
11R45, 11E12, 11P21
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09411