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The Frobenius problem over real number fields

Number Theory 2023-10-20 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Given a number field KK that is a subfield of the real numbers, we generalize the notion of the classical Frobenius problem to the ring of integers OK\mathfrak{O}_K of KK by describing certain Frobenius semigroups, Frob(α1,,αn)\mathrm{Frob}(\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_n), for appropriate elements α1,,αnOK\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_n\in\mathfrak{O}_K. We construct a partial ordering on Frob(α1,,αn)\mathrm{Frob}(\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_n), and show that this set is completely described by the maximal elements with respect to this ordering. We also show that Frob(α1,,αn)\mathrm{Frob}(\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_n) will always have finitely many such maximal elements, but in general, the number of maximal elements can grow without bound as nn is fixed and α1,,αnOK\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_n\in\mathfrak{O}_K vary. Explicit examples of the Frobenius semigroups are also calculated for certain cases in real quadratic number fields.

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@article{arxiv.2310.12530,
  title  = {The Frobenius problem over real number fields},
  author = {Alex Feiner and Zion Hefty},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.12530},
  year   = {2023}
}

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17 pages

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