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Where are number fields with small class number?

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Abstract

The title of this talk is still an open question. Very few positive answers will be provided here. We will give, however, a survey of solutions of the class number one and/or class number two problem for various types of fields.

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  • Number Field
  • Class Number
  • Quadratic Field
  • Ideal Class Group
  • Cyclotomic Field

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Masley, J.M. (1979). Where are number fields with small class number?. In: Nathanson, M.B. (eds) Number Theory Carbondale 1979. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 751. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0062711

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