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Gaussian Mersenne Primes of the form $x^2+dy^2$

Number Theory 2014-09-23 v7

Abstract

In this paper we study Gaussian ring Z[i]\Z[i] with a focus on representing Gaussian Mersenne primes GpG_p in the form x2+7y2x^2+7y^2. Interestingly when such a form exists, one can observe that, x±1(mod8)x\equiv \pm 1\pmod{8} and y0(mod8)y\equiv 0\pmod{8}. To prove this property of Gaussian Mersenne primes, we show that Gaussian Mersenne primes splits completely in the cyclic quartic unramified extension of \Q(14)\Q(\sqrt{-14}) and have a trivial Artin symbol in this extension. We generalize this result for d7(mod24)d\equiv 7\pmod{24}. We also attempt to give an alternate proof using Artin's reciprocity law, which was earlier given by H. W. Lenstra and P. Stevenhagen to prove a similar property on ordinary Mersenne Primes.

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@article{arxiv.1401.6656,
  title  = {Gaussian Mersenne Primes of the form $x^2+dy^2$},
  author = {Sushma Palimar and Ambedkar Dukkipati},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.6656},
  year   = {2014}
}

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