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For a real biquadratic field, we denote by \(\lambda\), \(\mu\) and \(\nu\) the Iwasawa invariants of cyclotomic \(\mathbb{Z}_{2}\)-extension of \(k\). We give certain families of real biquadratic fields \(k\) such that \(\mu=0\).
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EL Mahi, A., Ziane, M. The Iwasawa invariant \(\mu\) vanishes for \(\mathbb{Z}_{2}\)-extensions of certain real biquadratic fields. Acta Math. Hungar. 165, 146–155 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10474-021-01174-2
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Key words and phrases
- Iwasawa theory
- \(\mathbb{Z}_{2}\)-extension
- real biquadratic field
- 2-class group
- class field theory
- unit