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On power basis of a class of number fields

Number Theory 2023-03-07 v1

Abstract

Let f(x)=xn+ax2+bx+cZ[x]f(x)=x^n+ax^2+bx+c \in \Z[x] be an irreducible polynomial with b2=4acb^2=4ac and let K=\Q(θ)K=\Q(\theta) be an algebraic number field defined by a complex root θ\theta of f(x)f(x). Let ZK\Z_K deonote the ring of algebraic integers of KK. The aim of this paper is to provide the necessary and sufficient conditions involving only a,ca,c and nn for a given prime pp to divide the index of the subgroup Z[θ]\Z[\theta] in ZK\Z_K. As a consequence, we provide families of monogenic algebraic number fields. Further, when ZKZ[θ]\Z_K \neq \Z[\theta], we determine explicitly the index [ZK:Z[θ]][\Z_K : \Z[\theta]] in some cases.

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@article{arxiv.2303.03138,
  title  = {On power basis of a class of number fields},
  author = {Anuj Jakhar and Sumandeep Kaur and Surender Kumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.03138},
  year   = {2023}
}