5th Cyclotomic Ring has no Elements with Field Norm of 2 or 3
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Theorem
Let $\struct {\Z \sqbrk {i \sqrt 5}, +, \times}$ denote the $5$th cyclotomic ring.
There are no elements of $\struct {\Z \sqbrk {i \sqrt 5}, +, \times}$ whose field norm is either $2$ or $3$.
Proof
Let $\map N z$ denote the field norm of $z \in \Z \sqbrk {i \sqrt 5}$.
Let $z = x + i y$.
Then:
\(\ds \map N z\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds x^2 + 5 y^2\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2\) | Field Norm on 5th Cyclotomic Ring | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds x^2\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 2\) | as $y$ is an integer and has to equal $0$ | ||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sqrt 2\) |
But Square Root of Prime is Irrational so $x \notin \Z$.
Similarly for $\map N z = 3$.
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1978: Thomas A. Whitelaw: An Introduction to Abstract Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $9$: Rings: Exercise $19 \ \text {(ii)}$