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Boundary CM points and class groups of small exponent

Number Theory 2026-05-26 v1

Abstract

Let F\mathcal F denote the fundamental domain for SL2(Z)\text{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}) on the upper half plane H\mathcal H. William Duke showed that as fundamental discriminants DD \to -\infty, the sets CMD\mathrm{CM}_{D} (CM points of discriminant DD) are equidistributed in F\mathcal F. In this paper, we investigate the behavior of CM points on the boundary of F\mathcal F. We prove that such CM points are equidistributed on the boundary, and also give a complete characterization of when every CMD\mathrm{CM}_D point lies on the boundary. Along the way, we also (conditionally) give a complete classification of negative discriminants with class group of small exponent.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2605.26020,
  title  = {Boundary CM points and class groups of small exponent},
  author = {David Aiken and Erick Ross and Dmitriy Shvydkoy and Hui Xue},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.26020},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages

R2 v1 2026-07-22T07:32:50.373Z