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Improvement of Nakamula’s upper bound for the absolute discriminant of a sextic number field with two real conjugates
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Abstract:

Let K be the compositum of a real quadratic number field ${{\mathbf {K}}_2}$ and a complex cubic number field ${{\mathbf {K}}_3}$. Further, let $\varepsilon$ be a unit of K which is also a relative unit with respect to ${\mathbf {K}}/{{\mathbf {K}}_2}$ and ${\mathbf {K}}/{{\mathbf {K}}_3}$. The absolute discriminant of this non-Galois sextic number field K is estimated from above by a simple, strictly increasing, polynomial function of $\varepsilon$. This estimate, which can be used to determine a generator for the cyclic group of relative units, substantially improves a similar bound due to Nakamula. The method employed makes nontrivial use of computer algebra techniques.
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  • © Copyright 1992 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 59 (1992), 203-211
  • MSC: Primary 11R27; Secondary 11R21, 11R29
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1992-1134739-3
  • MathSciNet review: 1134739