Genus Fields and Central Extensions of Number Fields

We study the (narrow) genus group of an abelian extension of number fields using a four term exact sequence of abelian groups derived from work of Frohlich. There are two main results. First, if L/K is a cyclic l-extension, where l is a prime not dividing h(,K)('+), the narrow class number of K, then we determine the l-torsion subgroup of the genus group of L/K. Also, if K is imaginary quadratic then we determine all cyclic l-extensions for which l (VBAR) h(,L).

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Watt, Stephen Bruce

• Mathematics

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8410069

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71217