 Unit group of the fifth cyclotomic field (source code)

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= Unit group of the fifth cyclotomic field

For a primitive fifth root of unity $\zeta$,
$$
\mathcal O_{\mathbb Q(\zeta)}^\times
=\left\{\mathord\pm\zeta^a
\left(\frac{1+\sqrt5}{2}\right)^b:a,b\in\mathbb Z\right\}
\cong C_{10}\times\mathbb Z.
$$

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