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On the 3-rank of the class group of quadratic fields

Number Theory 2025-12-24 v1

Abstract

Let n1n\ge1, r0r\ge0 and s0s\ge0 be integers satisfying 4+r+3s3n+14+r+3 s\le3^{n+1}. Given linear polynomials fi(x)=mix+nif_{i}(x)=m_{i} x+n_{i} for 1ir+s1 \le i \le r+s, where the coefficients mi,nim_{i} , n_{i} are positive integers satisfying certain conditions, we prove that there exist infinitely many fundamental discriminants D>0D>0 such that the 3-rank of the class group of each quadratic fields Q(f1(D)),,Q(fr(D))\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{f_1(D)}), \ldots, \mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{f_r(D)}) and Q(fr+1(D)),,Q(fr+s(D))\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-f_{r+1}(D)}), \ldots, \mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-f_{r+s}(D)}) is simultaneously less than nn. Moreover, for any positive integer kk, there exist positive integers a,da, d such that the 3-rank of the class group of each quadratic fields Q(a+g1(d)),,Q(a+gk(d))\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{a+g_1(d)}), \ldots,\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{a+g_k(d)}) is simultaneously less than nn for polynomials g1(x),g2(x),,gk(x)g_1(x), g_2(x), \ldots, g_k(x) that take integer values at the integers and have no constant terms.

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@article{arxiv.2512.20023,
  title  = {On the 3-rank of the class group of quadratic fields},
  author = {Shi-Chao Chen and Chuan-Chuan Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.20023},
  year   = {2025}
}