Tag Archives: Class Number Problem

The class number 100 problem

Some time ago, Mark Watkins busted open the “class number n” problem for smallish n, finding all imaginary quadratic fields of class number at most 100 (the original paper is here) Although the paper describes the method in detail, it … Continue reading

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How not to be wrong

I recently finished listening to Jordan’s book “how not to be wrong,” and thought that I would record some of the notes I made. Unlike other reviews, Persiflage will cut through to the key aspects of the book which perhaps … Continue reading

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The Artin conjecture is rubbish

Let \(\rho: G_{\mathbf{Q}} \rightarrow \mathrm{GL}_N(\mathbf{C})\) be a continuous irreducible representation. Artin conjectured that the L-function \(L(\rho,s)\) is analytically continues to an entire function on \(\mathbf{C}\) (except for the trivial representation where the is a simple pole at one) and satisfies … Continue reading

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