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- From: rgep@emu.pmms.cam.ac.uk (Richard Pinch)
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- Subject: Re: Help with Algebraic Number Theory
- Keywords: hilbert algebraic number
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.120715.12903@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 12:07:15 GMT
- References: <1epji1INN66u@manuel.anu.edu.au>
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- In article <1epji1INN66u@manuel.anu.edu.au> molrchon@mehta.anu.edu.au writes:
- >[...]
- >The second problem I have is much more minor, but I can't for the life of me
- >see how it. Suppose J is some number field, and x \in O(J). Then the claim
- >is that:
- >
- > x != 0 <==> (\exist v, y \in O(J))[xy = (2v-1)(3v-1)]
- >
- >It apparently follows from the Chinese Remainder Theorem, but I can't see the
- >trick. No doubt it is embarassingly easy.
- >molrchon@mehta.anu.edu.au
-
- Write the ideal (x) as A_1 A_2 A_3 where A_1 is the product of the prime
- power ideals not dividing 6, and A_2 resp A_3 is the product of the prime
- power ideals dividing 2 resp 3. Solve 2V_3 == 1 mod P_3; 3V_2 == 1 mod P_2
- and (say) 2V_1 == 1 mod P_1. Each is soluble since 2 is a unit mod P_3,
- 3 is a unit mod P_2 and both 2 and 3 are units mod P_1. By the CRT, find
- v == v_i mod P_i. Then (2v_i)-1)(3v_i-1) == 0 mod P_i for i=1,2,3,and so
- (2v-1)(3v-1) == 0 mod (x).
-
- Richard Pinch
-