Scholz's reciprocity law

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quadratic number fields discovered by Theodor Schönemann (1839) and rediscovered by Arnold Scholz (1929
).

Statement

Suppose that p and q are rational primes congruent to 1 mod 4 such that the Legendre symbol (p/q) is 1. Then the ideal (p) factorizes in the ring of integers of Q(q) as (p)=𝖕𝖕' and similarly (q)=𝖖𝖖' in the ring of integers of Q(p). Write εp and εq for the fundamental units in these quadratic fields. Then Scholz's reciprocity law says that

p/𝖖] = [εq/𝖕]

where [] is the quadratic residue symbol in a quadratic number field.

References

  • Lemmermeyer, Franz (2000), Reciprocity laws. From Euler to Eisenstein, Springer Monographs in Mathematics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin,
  • Scholz, Arnold (1929), "Zwei Bemerkungen zum Klassenkörperturm.",
  • Schönemann, Theodor (1839), "Ueber die Congruenz x² + y² ≡ 1 (mod p)",