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The tame kernel of imaginary quadratic fields with class number 2 or 3

Author(s): Hong You; Sheng Chen.
Journal: Math. Comp. 72 (2003), 1501-1509.
MSC (2000): Primary 11R11; Secondary 11R70, 11Y40, 19C99, 19F27
Posted: June 6, 2002
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Abstract: This paper presents improved bounds for the norms of exceptional finite places of the group $K_2 O_F$, where $F$ is an imaginary quadratic field of class number 2 or 3. As an application we show that $K_{2}Z[\sqrt{-10}]=1$.

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Additional Information:

Hong You
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Harbin Institude of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People's Republic of China
Email: hyou@hope.hit.edu.cn

Sheng Chen
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Harbin Institude of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People's Republic of China

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-02-01453-9
PII: S 0025-5718(02)01453-9
Keywords: Tame kernel, imaginary quadratic field, class number
Received by editor(s): July 10, 2000
Received by editor(s) in revised form: July 9, 2001 and September 26, 2001
Posted: June 6, 2002
Additional Notes: This research is supported by the National Science Foundation of China
Copyright of article: Copyright 2002, American Mathematical Society

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