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The Steinitz Realization Problem

Number Theory 2024-11-07 v3

Abstract

Let KK be a number field and let nZ>1n \in \mathbb{Z}_{>1}. The Steinitz realization problem asks: does every element of the ideal class group of KK occur as the Steinitz class of a degree nn extension of KK? In this article, we give an affirmative answer to the Steinitz realization problem for all nn and KK.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2406.08643,
  title  = {The Steinitz Realization Problem},
  author = {Sameera Vemulapalli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.08643},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Version 2. Fixed several minor typo and expanded the proof of Lemma 3.1. 5 pages. Comments welcome!

R2 v1 2026-06-28T17:03:47.924Z