Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2019 iii Paper 123 3 iii Solution 2026-10-03
Put . Its fundamental discriminant is . The Minkowski bound for ideal classes isso every ideal class contains an integral ideal of norm , or . The primes above and are ramified, their classes have order at most two, andshows that they represent the same class. This class is nontrivial because the norm form does not represent . Hence
Now let . The discriminant of a biquadratic field is the product of the discriminants of its three quadratic subfields, soThe relative discriminant therefore has norm one, proving that is unramified at every finite prime. Since , the Hilbert class field of Q of square root minus six is
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2023 iii Paper 123 1 1 5 Solution Created 2026-09-28 Updated 2026-10-03
Let , whose discriminant is , and putThis is a biquadratic extension of whose three quadratic subfields have discriminants , , and . The discriminant of a biquadratic field is thereforeThe relative discriminant formula givesso is unramified at every finite prime. Both fields are totally imaginary, so no infinite place ramifies. Since , the extension has the full degree of the Hilbert class field, and hence
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 ii Paper 1 20G b Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-25
The trace/norm integrality conditions give the stated congruences for
. Solving them yields these integral bases:The three quadratic subfields have fundamental discriminants . By discriminant of a biquadratic field,in both residue classes.
. Solving them yields these integral bases:The three quadratic subfields have fundamental discriminants . By discriminant of a biquadratic field,in both residue classes.