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Additive structure of totally positive quadratic integers

Number Theory 2020-08-11 v2

Abstract

Let K=Q(D)K=\mathbb Q(\sqrt D) be a real quadratic field. We consider the additive semigroup OK+(+)\mathcal O_K^+(+) of totally positive integers in KK and determine its generators (indecomposable integers) and relations; they can be nicely described in terms of the periodic continued fraction for D\sqrt D. We also characterize all uniquely decomposable integers in KK and estimate their norms. Using these results, we prove that the semigroup OK+(+)\mathcal O_K^+(+) completely determines the real quadratic field KK.

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@article{arxiv.1706.09178,
  title  = {Additive structure of totally positive quadratic integers},
  author = {Tomáš Hejda and Vítězslav Kala},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.09178},
  year   = {2020}
}

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15 pages, to appear in manuscripta mathematica