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The sextic period polynomial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Andrew J. Lazarus
Andrew J. Lazarus
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In this paper we show that the method of calculating the Gaussian period polynomial which originated with Gauss can be replaced by a more general method based on formulas for Lagrange resolvants. The period polynomial of cyclic sextic fields of arbitrary conductor is determined by way of example.

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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 293 - 304
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1994

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