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Adelic framed form class groups and explicit class field theory

Number Theory 2026-08-05 v1

Abstract

Let DD be a negative discriminant, and let K=Q(D)K=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{D}). Let Q(D)\mathcal{Q}(D) denote the set of primitive positive definite binary quadratic forms over Z\mathbb{Z} of discriminant DD. We introduce the set of adelic framed forms \begin{equation*} \widehat{\mathcal{Q}}(D)= \left\{(Q,\,\gamma)\in \mathcal{Q}(D)\times\mathrm{SL}_2(\widehat{\mathbb{Z}})~|~ Q\left(\gamma\begin{bmatrix}1\\0\end{bmatrix}\right)\in \widehat{\mathbb{Z}}^\times\right\} \end{equation*} and its orbit space C^(D)\widehat{C}(D) under the natural action of SL2(Z)\mathrm{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}). We define an explicit adelic analogue of the Gauss-Dirichlet composition law on C^(D)\widehat{C}(D) and endow C^(D)\widehat{C}(D) with the quotient topology induced by the subspace topology on Q^(D)\widehat{\mathcal{Q}}(D) inherited from the product topology on Q(D)×SL2(Z^)\mathcal{Q}(D)\times\mathrm{SL}_2(\widehat{\mathbb{Z}}), where Q(D)\mathcal{Q}(D) is discrete and SL2(Z^)\mathrm{SL}_2(\widehat{\mathbb{Z}}) has its profinite topology. We then prove that there is an isomorphism of topological groups \begin{equation*} \widehat{C}(D)\simeq\mathrm{Gal}\left(K^\mathrm{ab}(\mathfrak{t}^{1/\infty})/K(\mathfrak{t})\right), \end{equation*} where the Galois group is endowed with the Krull topology, t\mathfrak{t} is a positive transcendental real number, and t1/={tN  N1}\mathfrak{t}^{1/\infty}=\{\sqrt[N]{\mathfrak{t}}~|~N\geq1\}. Moreover, we identify an explicitly defined subgroup of C^(D)\widehat{C}(D) with Gal(Kab/K)\mathrm{Gal}(K^\mathrm{ab}/K) and describe the corresponding Galois action on special values of modular functions. In this way, classical Gauss composition, finite-level form class groups, and Shimura reciprocity are brought together within a single adelic framework.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2608.04873,
  title  = {Adelic framed form class groups and explicit class field theory},
  author = {Ja Kyung Koo and Dong Hwa Shin and Dong Sung Yoon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.04873},
  year   = {2026}
}