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On the discriminant of pure number fields

Number Theory 2020-05-05 v1

Abstract

Let K=Q(an)K=\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt[n]{a}) be an extension of degree nn of the field \Q\Q of rational numbers, where the integer aa is such that for each prime pp dividing nn either pap\nmid a or the highest power of pp dividing aa is coprime to pp; this condition is clearly satisfied when a,na, n are coprime or aa is squarefree. The paper contains an explicit formula for the discriminant of KK involving only the prime powers dividing a,na,n.

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@article{arxiv.2005.01300,
  title  = {On the discriminant of pure number fields},
  author = {Anuj Jakhar and Sudesh K. Khanduja and Neeraj Sangwan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.01300},
  year   = {2020}
}