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On the average $2$-torsion in class groups and narrow class groups of cubic orders with prescribed shape

Number Theory 2026-01-09 v1

Abstract

We study the distribution of 22-torsion in class groups and narrow class groups of cubic fields and cubic orders subject to prescribed shape conditions. The \emph{shape} of a cubic order in a number field is a natural geometric invariant taking values in the modular surface H/GL2(Z)\mathbb{H}/\operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbb{Z}). Fix a subset WW of the modular surface with positive hyperbolic measure and boundary of measure zero. Refining the methods of Bhargava and Varma, we prove that among cubic fields with shape in WW, the average size of the 22-torsion subgroup of the class group is 5/45/4 for totally real fields and 3/23/2 for complex fields, while the average size of the 22-torsion subgroup of the narrow class group for totally real cubic fields is 22. We also obtain analogous results for cubic orders satisfying prescribed local conditions at all primes.

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@article{arxiv.2601.04503,
  title  = {On the average $2$-torsion in class groups and narrow class groups of cubic orders with prescribed shape},
  author = {Anwesh Ray},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.04503},
  year   = {2026}
}

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