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Odd-order obstruction for a split prime in an imaginary quadratic field

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Let p≡11(mod12), K=Q(−p​), and let p be a prime-ideal factor of (3). If p>3n+2 and n is odd, then [p] does not have order n. Otherwise pn=(α) would give
4⋅3n=a2+pb2
(1)
for α=(a+b−p​)/2. The bound forces b=0, after which 3n=N(α) is an integer square, impossible for odd n.

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