The average least character non-residue and further variations on a theme of Erdős

DOI10.1112/JLMS/JDS036zbMATH Open1275.11007arXiv1112.1175OpenAlexW2121373771MaRDI QIDQ4907975FDOQ4907975

Authors: Greg Martin, Paul Pollack 

Publication date: 27 February 2013

Published in: Journal of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: For each nonprincipal Dirichlet character $chi$, let $n_{c}hi$ be the least $n$ with $chi(n)otin0,1$. We show that as the average of $n_{c}hi$ over all nonprincipal characters $chi$ modulo $q$ is $ell(q)+o(1)$, where $ell(q)$ denotes the least prime not dividing $q$. Moreover, if one averages over all nonprincipal characters of modulus at most $x$, the average approaches a particular limiting value 2.5350541804. We also prove a result of this type for cubic number fields: If one averages over all cubic fields $K$, ordered by the absolute value of their discriminant, then the mean value of the least rational prime that does not split completely in $K$ is another particular constant 2.1211027269.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.1175

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Power residues, reciprocity (11A15) Estimates on character sums (11L40) Cubic and quartic extensions (11R16)

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• The shape of cubic fields
• On the asymptotics of cubic fields ordered by general invariants

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