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The Brauer–Siegel ratio for prime cyclotomic fields

Neelam Kandhil, Alessandro Languasco and Pieter Moree

Vol. 334 (2025), No. 1, 167–182
DOI: 10.2140/pjm.2025.334.167
Abstract

The Brauer–Siegel theorem concerns the size of the product of the class number and the regulator of a number field K. We derive bounds for this product in case K is a prime cyclotomic field, distinguishing between whether there is a Siegel zero or not. In particular, we make a result of Tatuzawa (1953) more explicit. Our theoretical advancements are complemented by numerical illustrations that are consistent with our findings.

Keywords
cyclotomic fields, residues, class number, Siegel zero, Dirichlet $L$-series
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 11R18, 11R29
Secondary: 11R47, 11Y60
Milestones
Received: 19 March 2024
Revised: 7 January 2025
Accepted: 16 January 2025
Published: 31 January 2025
Authors
Neelam Kandhil
Department of Mathematics
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam
Hong Kong
Alessandro Languasco
Department of Information Engineering
Università di Padova
Padova
Italy
Pieter Moree
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
Bonn
Germany

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