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Integer circulant determinants of order 15

Number Theory 2021-08-09 v1

Abstract

We consider the values taken by n×nn\times n circulant determinants with integer entries when nn is the product of two distinct odd primes p,qp,q. These correspond to the integer group determinants for Zpq\mathbb Z_{pq}, the cyclic group of order pqpq. We show that p2p^2 and q2q^2 are not determinants (more generally we show that the classic necessary divisibility conditions are never sufficient when nn contains at least two odd primes). We obtain a complete description of the integer group determinants for Z15\mathbb Z_{15} (the smallest unresolved group) and partial results for general n=3p.n=3p.

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@article{arxiv.2108.03198,
  title  = {Integer circulant determinants of order 15},
  author = {Bishnu Paudel and Chris Pinner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.03198},
  year   = {2021}
}
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