Divisibility conditions on the order of the reductions of algebraic numbers

Pietro Sgobba*

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Abstract

Let K be a number field, and let G be a finitely generated subgroup of K×. Without relying on the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis we prove an asymptotic formula for the number of primes p of K such that the order of (G mod p) is divisible by a fixed integer. We also provide a rational expression for the natural density of this set. Furthermore, we study the primes p for which the order is k-free, and those for which the order has a prescribed l-adic valuation for finitely many primes l. An additional condition on the Frobenius conjugacy class of p may be considered. In order to establish these results, we prove an unconditional version of the Chebotarev density theorem for Kummer extensions of number fields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2281-2305
Number of pages25
JournalMathematics of Computation
Volume92
Issue number343
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chebotarev density theorem
  • Reductions of algebraic numbers
  • distribution of primes
  • multiplicative order
  • natural density

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