Kernel of the logarithmic unit embedding

ID: kernel-of-the-logarithmic-unit-embedding

Kernel of the logarithmic unit embedding by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The kernel of is exactly . If every conjugate of a unit has modulus one, all its powers lie in a bounded subset of the discrete Minkowski lattice , so two powers coincide and the unit is a root of unity.

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