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Two-step nilpotent extensions are not anabelian

Number Theory 2023-01-26 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We prove the existence of two non-isomorphic number fields KK and LL such that the maximal two-step nilpotent quotients of their absolute Galois groups are isomorphic. In particular, one may take KK and LL to be any of the imaginary quadratic number fields of discriminant -11, -19, -43, -67, -163. Furthermore, we give an explicit combinatorial description of these Galois groups in terms of a generalization of the Rado graph. A critical ingredient in our proofs is the back-and-forth method from model theory.

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@article{arxiv.2301.10342,
  title  = {Two-step nilpotent extensions are not anabelian},
  author = {Peter Koymans and Carlo Pagano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.10342},
  year   = {2023}
}
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