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Let K = ℚ(θ) be an extension of the field ℚ of rational numbers where θ satisfies an irreducible polynomial xp − a of prime degree belonging to ℤ[x]. In this paper, we give explicilty an integral basis for K using only elementary algebraic number theory. Though an integral basis for such fields is already known (see [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., 11 (1910), 388–392)], our description of integral basis is different and slightly simpler. We also give a short proof of the formula for discriminant of such fields.
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Jakhar, A., Sangwan, N. Integral basis of pure prime degree number fields. Indian J Pure Appl Math 50, 309–314 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13226-019-0326-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13226-019-0326-7