quadratic fields

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:application algebraic number theory
cryptography
gptkbp:defines A quadratic field is a number field of the form Q(√d) where d is a square-free integer.
gptkbp:degree 2
gptkbp:example Q(√5)
Q(√-1)
Q(√-3)
Q(√2)
gptkbp:field algebraic number theory
gptkbp:hasClassNumber integer invariant
gptkbp:hasDiscriminant d or 4d depending on d mod 4
gptkbp:hasRingOfIntegers Z[(1+√d)/2] or Z[√d]
gptkbp:hasUnitGroup finite for imaginary, infinite for real quadratic fields
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label quadratic fields
gptkbp:imaginaryQuadraticField Q(√d) with d<0
gptkbp:isA number field
gptkbp:realQuadraticField Q(√d) with d>0
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dedekind_zeta_function
gptkb:Dirichlet's_unit_theorem
gptkb:Hilbert_class_field
gptkb:Kronecker–Weber_theorem
quadratic forms
ideal class group
class number problem
unique factorization
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:subclassOf algebraic number field
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Algebraic_number_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5