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Stabilization on ideal class groups in potential cyclic towers

Number Theory 2025-05-22 v1

Abstract

Let pp be a prime and let FF be a number field. Consider a Galois extension K/FK/F with Galois group HΔH\rtimes \Delta where HZpH\cong \mathbb{Z}_p or Z/pdZ\mathbb{Z}/p^d\mathbb{Z}, and Δ\Delta is an arbitrary Galois group. The subfields fixed by HpnΔH^{p^n} \rtimes \Delta (n=0,1,)(n=0,1,\cdots) form a tower which we call it a potential cyclic pp-tower in this paper. A radical pp-tower is a typical example, say ZZ(ap)Z(ap2)\mathbb{Z}\subset \mathbb{Z}(\sqrt[p]{a})\subset \mathbb{Z}(\sqrt[p^2]{a})\subset \cdots where aZa\in \mathbb{Z}. We extend the stabilization result of Fukuda in Iwasawa theory on pp-class groups in cyclic pp-towers to potential cyclic pp-towers. We also extend Iwasawa's class number formula in Zp\mathbb{Z}_p-extensions to potential Zp\mathbb{Z}_p-extensions.

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@article{arxiv.2505.15224,
  title  = {Stabilization on ideal class groups in potential cyclic towers},
  author = {Jianing Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.15224},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages

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