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Distribution of the bad part of class groups

Number Theory 2025-02-18 v4

Abstract

The Cohen-Lenstra-Martinet Heuristics gives a prediction of the distribution of ClK[p]\operatorname{Cl}_K[p^\infty] whne KK runs over Γ\Gamma-fields and pΓp\nmid|\Gamma|. In this paper, we prove several results on the distribution of ideal class groups for some pΓp||\Gamma|, and show that the behaviour is qualitatively different than what is predicted by the heuristics when pΓp\nmid|\Gamma|.We do this by using genus theory and the invariant part of the class group to investigate the algebraic structure of the class group. For general number fields, our result is conditional on a natural conjecture on counting fields. For abelian or D4D_4-fields, our result is unconditional.

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@article{arxiv.2211.10111,
  title  = {Distribution of the bad part of class groups},
  author = {Weitong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.10111},
  year   = {2025}
}

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