Remark on the class number of $\textbf {Q}(\sqrt {2p})$ modulo $8$ for $p\equiv 5\;(\textrm {mod} 8)$ a prime
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Abstract:
An explicit congruence modulo 8 is given for the class number of the real quadratic field $Q(\sqrt {2p} )$, where $p$ is a prime congruent to 5 modulo 8.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1985 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 93 (1985), 198-200
- MSC: Primary 11R11; Secondary 11R29
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1985-0770517-0
- MathSciNet review: 770517