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Characterizations of quadratic, cubic, and quartic residue matrices

Number Theory 2015-12-22 v1

Abstract

We construct a collection of matrices defined by quadratic residue symbols, termed "quadratic residue matrices", associated to the splitting behavior of prime ideals in a composite of quadratic extensions of Q\mathbb{Q}, and prove a simple criterion characterizing such matrices. We also study the analogous classes of matrices constructed from the cubic and quartic residue symbols for a set of prime ideals of Q(3)\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-3}) and Q(i)\mathbb{Q}(i), respectively.

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@article{arxiv.1512.06480,
  title  = {Characterizations of quadratic, cubic, and quartic residue matrices},
  author = {David S. Dummit and Evan P. Dummit and Hershy Kisilevsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.06480},
  year   = {2015}
}

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