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Computing ideal classes representatives in quaternion algebras

Number Theory 2014-09-26 v4

Abstract

Let KK be a totally real number field and let BB be a totally definite quaternion algebra over KK. In this article, given a set of representatives for ideal classes for a maximal order in BB, we show how to construct in an efficient way a set of representatives of ideal classes for any Bass order in BB. The algorithm does not require any knowledge of class numbers, and improves the equivalence checking process by using a simple calculation with global units. As an application, we compute ideal classes representatives for an order of level 30 in an algebra over the real quadratic field \Q[5]\Q[\sqrt{5}].

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@article{arxiv.1007.2821,
  title  = {Computing ideal classes representatives in quaternion algebras},
  author = {Ariel Pacetti and Nicolás Sirolli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.2821},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Corrected version. Section 4 has been rewritten from scratch

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