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$S_n$-extensions with prescribed norms

Number Theory 2025-01-23 v2

Abstract

Given a number field kk, a finitely generated subgroup Ak×\mathcal{A}\subseteq k^\times, and an integer n3n\geq 3, we study the distribution of SnS_n-extensions of kk such that the elements of A\mathcal{A} are norms. For n5n\leq 5, and conjecturally for n6n \geq 6, we show that the density of such extensions is the product of so-called ``local masses'' at the places of kk. When nn is an odd prime, we give formulas for these local masses, allowing us to express the aforementioned density as an explicit Euler product. For n=4n=4, we determine almost all of these masses exactly and give an efficient algorithm for computing the rest, again yielding an explicit Euler product.

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@article{arxiv.2405.02740,
  title  = {$S_n$-extensions with prescribed norms},
  author = {Sebastian Monnet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.02740},
  year   = {2025}
}

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