Milnor invariants and l-class groups

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Abstract

Following the analogies between knots and primes, we introduce arithmetic analogues of higher linking matrices for prime numbers by using the arithmetic Milnor numbers. As an application, we describe the Galois module structure of the l-class group of a cyclic extension of ℚ of degree l (l being a prime number) in terms of the arithmetic higher linking matrices. In particular, our formula generalizes the classical formula of Rédei on the 4 and 8 ranks of the 2-class group of a quadratic field.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Mathematics
PublisherSpringer Basel
Pages669-683
Number of pages15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Publication series

NameProgress in Mathematics
Volume265
ISSN (Print)0743-1643
ISSN (Electronic)2296-505X

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analysis
  • Algebra and Number Theory
  • Geometry and Topology

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