The distribution of the multiplicative index of algebraic numbers over residue classes

Abstract: Let

K

be a number field and

G

a finitely generated torsion-free subgroup of

K^{i} m e s

. Given a prime

m a t h f r a k p

of

K

we denote by

{m i n d}_{m a t h f r a k p} (G)

the index of the subgroup

of the multiplicative group of the residue field at

m a t h f r a k p

. Under the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis we determine the natural density of primes of

K

for which this index is in a prescribed set

S

and has prescribed Frobenius in a finite Galois extension

F

of

K

. We study in detail the natural density in case

S

is an arithmetic progression, in particular its positivity.

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