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Main Author: Fehnker, Anton
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19681
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contents We implement methods from the geometry of numbers to give explicit estimates for the number of integral ideals in a number field. We pay particular attention to minimising the effect of the degree $n$ of the number field on the error term and avoid terms on the order of $n^{n^2}$. We do this by studying fundamental domains for the action of multiplying with units of infinite order in Minkowski space. With some lattice theory we show that one can make different choices for such a fundamental domain, which yield a smaller error, especially when the degree of the field extension is large. We also adapt Schmidt's partition trick to this generalised setting.
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spellingShingle Explicit counting of ideals in number fields of arbitrary degree
Fehnker, Anton
Number Theory
11R47, 11N45, 11H16
We implement methods from the geometry of numbers to give explicit estimates for the number of integral ideals in a number field. We pay particular attention to minimising the effect of the degree $n$ of the number field on the error term and avoid terms on the order of $n^{n^2}$. We do this by studying fundamental domains for the action of multiplying with units of infinite order in Minkowski space. With some lattice theory we show that one can make different choices for such a fundamental domain, which yield a smaller error, especially when the degree of the field extension is large. We also adapt Schmidt's partition trick to this generalised setting.
title Explicit counting of ideals in number fields of arbitrary degree
topic Number Theory
11R47, 11N45, 11H16
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19681