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Counting $G$-Extensions by Discriminant

Number Theory 2017-04-18 v2

Abstract

The problem of analyzing the number of number field extensions L/KL/K with bounded (relative) discriminant has been the subject of renewed interest in recent years, with significant advances made by Schmidt, Ellenberg-Venkatesh, Bhargava, Bhargava-Shankar-Wang, and others. In this paper, we use the geometry of numbers and invariant theory of finite groups, in a manner similar to Ellenberg and Venkatesh, to give an upper bound on the number of extensions L/KL/K with fixed degree, bounded relative discriminant, and specified Galois closure.

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@article{arxiv.1704.03124,
  title  = {Counting $G$-Extensions by Discriminant},
  author = {Evan P. Dummit},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.03124},
  year   = {2017}
}

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