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Small generators for S-unit groups of division algebras

Number Theory 2014-12-01 v4 Group Theory Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let kk be a number field, suppose that BB is a central simple division algebra over kk, and choose any maximal order D\mathcal{D} of BB. The object of this paper is to show that the group DS\mathcal{D}_S^* of SS-units of BB is generated by elements of small height once SS contains an explicit finite set of places of kk. This generalizes a theorem of H.\ W.\ Lenstra Jr., who proved such a result when B=kB = k. Our height bound is an explicit function of the number field and the discriminant of a maximal order in BB used to define its SS-units.

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@article{arxiv.1204.5968,
  title  = {Small generators for S-unit groups of division algebras},
  author = {Ted Chinburg and Matthew Stover},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.5968},
  year   = {2014}
}

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To appear in New York Journal of Mathematics