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Number Field Signature


The ordered pair (s,t), where s is the number of real embeddings of the number field and t is the number of complex-conjugate pairs of embeddings. The degree of the number field is s+2t.


See also

Fundamental Unit, Number Field, Unit

This entry contributed by Kevin O'Bryant

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References

Cohen, H. A Course in Computational Algebraic Number Theory, 3rd. corr. ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996.

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O'Bryant, Kevin. "Number Field Signature." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/NumberFieldSignature.html

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