Euler prime-generating quadratic from class number one

ID: euler-prime-generating-quadratic-from-class-number-one

Let , let be prime, and suppose has class number one. If and , then is prime. The key identity is the algebraic norm
A hypothetical prime divisor below would split and yield an algebraic integer of that norm, but the positive norm form represents no prime below .

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