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Ideal class monoids of cubic orders

Number Theory 2026-07-08 v1

Abstract

Let RR be an order in a number field, let Cl(R)\overline{\mathrm{Cl}}(R) be its ideal class monoid, and let Cl(R)\mathrm{Cl}(R) act on it by multiplication. The local-global product formula identifies the orbit set Cl(R)\Cl(R)\mathrm{Cl}(R)\backslash\overline{\mathrm{Cl}}(R) with a product of local orbit sets; in this sense, it is the genus set of fractional RR-ideals. For a Gorenstein order RR in a cubic extension of number fields, we give a closed Euler product formula for the cardinality of this genus set. The local factors come from an explicit classification of local cubic overorders: for arbitrary local cubic orders, we parametrize all overorders, determine their inclusion relations, and identify the Gorenstein ones. As an application to Bhargava's parametrization of 2×3×32\times3\times3 cubes, our formula gives the exact number of Cl(R)\mathrm{Cl}(R)-equivalence classes of integral GL2(Z)×SL3(Z)×SL3(Z)\mathrm{GL}_2(\mathbb Z)\times\mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb Z)\times\mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb Z)-orbits whose associated cubic ring is the prescribed Gorenstein order RR.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.07063,
  title  = {Ideal class monoids of cubic orders},
  author = {Sungmun Cho and Jungtaek Hong and Yuchan Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.07063},
  year   = {2026}
}

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