Heuristics on class groups: some good primes are not too good

Cohen, Henri; Martinet, Jacques

doi:10.1090/S0025-5718-1994-1226813-X

Heuristics on class groups: some good primes are not too good

Authors: Henri Cohen and Jacques Martinet
Journal: Math. Comp. 63 (1994), 329-334
MSC: Primary 11R29; Secondary 11Y40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1994-1226813-X
MathSciNet review: 1226813
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Abstract: We correct some too optimistic predictions in an earlier paper of ours.

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