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Schur $\sigma$-groups of type $(3,3)$ for $p=3$

Number Theory 2026-02-11 v1

Abstract

For any imaginary quadratic field KK, the Galois group GKG_K of its maximal unramified pro-33-extension is a Schur σ\sigma-group. If this has Zassenhaus type (3,3)(3,3), there are 13 possibilities for the isomorphism class of the finite quotient GK/D4(GK)G_K/D_4(G_K). We prove that for 10 of these 13 cases GKG_K is either finite or isomorphic to an open subgroup of a form of PGL2\mathop{\rm PGL}_2 over Q3\mathbb{Q}_3. Combined with the Fontaine-Mazur conjecture, or with earlier work on an analogue of the Cohen--Lenstra heuristic for Schur σ\sigma-groups, this lends credence to the "if" part of a conjecture of McLeman. Using explicit computations of triple Massey products, we also test the heuristic for all imaginary quadratic fields KK with d(GK)=2d(G_K)=2 and discriminant 108<dK<0-10^8 < d_K < 0 and find a reasonably good agreement.

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@article{arxiv.2602.09889,
  title  = {Schur $\sigma$-groups of type $(3,3)$ for $p=3$},
  author = {Eric Ahlqvist and Richard Pink},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.09889},
  year   = {2026}
}

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31 pages

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