Effective lower bound for the class number of a certain family of real quadratic fields

Kostadinka Lapkova*

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Abstract

In this work we establish an effective lower bound for the class number of the family of real quadratic fields Q(d), where d=n 2+4 is a square-free positive integer with n=m(m 2-306) for some odd m, with the extra condition (dN)=-1 for N=2 3{dot operator}3 3{dot operator}103{dot operator}10303. This result can be regarded as a corollary of a theorem of Goldfeld and some calculations involving elliptic curves and local heights. The lower bound tending to infinity for a subfamily of the real quadratic fields with discriminant d=n 2+4 could be interesting having in mind that even the class number two problem for these discriminants is not yet solved unconditionally.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2736-2747
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Number Theory
Volume132
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Class number
  • Elliptic curves
  • Real quadratic fields

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Algebra and Number Theory

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