Lower bound for class number of certain real quadratic fields

DOI10.21136/CMJ.2022.0264-21MaRDI QIDQ6320927arXivFDO

Authors Mohit Mishra

Publication date 24 June 2019

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.21136/CMJ.2022.0264-21

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quadratic extensions (11R11) Class numbers, class groups, discriminants (11R29) Zeta functions and (L)-functions of number fields (11R42)

arXiv classification

math.NT

Abstract: Let $d$ be a square-free positive integer and $h(d)$ the class number of the real quadratic field $mathbbQ(sqrtd).$ In this paper we give an explicit lower bound for $h(n^2+r)$, where $r=1,4$, and also establish an equivalent criteria to attain this lower bound in terms of special value of Dedekind zeta function. Our bounds enable us to reduce the real quadratic families considered in Chowla and Yokoi's conjecture to comparatively small subfamily. We also give an equivalent criteria for having an alternate proof of both the conjectures. Also applying our results, we obtain some criteria for class group of prime power order to be cyclic.

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