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Revision difference : prime ideal decomposition in quadratic extensions of $\mathbb{Q}$
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Let $K$ be a quadratic number field, i.e. $K=\Rats(\sqrt{d})$ for Let $K$ be a quadratic number field, i.e. $K=\Rats(\sqrt{d})$ for
some square-free integer $d$. The discriminant of the extension is some square-free integer $d$. The discriminant of the extension is
\begin{eqnarray*} $$
D_{K/\Rats}=\begin{cases} d, & \text{ if } d\equiv 1 \ \operatorname{mod}\ 4,\\ D_{K/\Rats}=\begin{cases} d, \text{ if } d\equiv 1 \ \operatorname{mod}\ 4,\\
4d, & \text{ if } d\equiv 2,3 \operatorname{mod}\ 4.\end{cases} 4d, \text{ if } d\equiv 2,3 \operatorname{mod}\ 4.\end{cases}
\end{eqnarray*} $$
Let $\mathcal{O}_K$ denote the ring of integers of $K$. We have: Let $\mathcal{O}_K$ denote the ring of integers of $K$. We have:
\begin{eqnarray*}\mathcal{O}_K\cong \begin{cases} $$\mathcal{O}_K\cong \begin{cases}
\Ints\oplus \frac{1+\sqrt{d}}{2}\Ints, & \text{ if } d\equiv 1 \ \operatorname{mod}\ 4,\\ \Ints\oplus \frac{1+\sqrt{d}}{2}\Ints, \text{ if } d\equiv 1 \ \operatorname{mod}\ 4,\\
\Ints\oplus \sqrt{d}\Ints, & \text{ if } d\equiv 2,3 \Ints\oplus \sqrt{d}\Ints, \text{ if } d\equiv 2,3
\operatorname{mod}\ 4. \end{cases} \operatorname{mod}\ 4. \end{cases}
\end{eqnarray*} $$
Prime ideals of $\Ints$ decompose as follows in $\mathcal{O}_K$: Prime ideals of $\Ints$ decompose as follows in $\mathcal{O}_K$:
\begin{thm} Let $p\in \Ints$ be a prime. \begin{thm} Let $p\in \Ints$ be a prime.
\begin{enumerate} \begin{enumerate}
\item If $p\mid d$ (divides), then \item If $p\mid d$ (divides), then
$p\mathcal{O}_K=(p,\sqrt{d})^2$; $p\mathcal{O}_K=(p,\sqrt{d})^2$;
\item If $d$ is odd, then \item If $d$ is odd, then
\begin{eqnarray*}2\mathcal{O}_K=\begin{cases} $$2\mathcal{O}_K=\begin{cases}
(2,1+\sqrt{d})^2, & \text{ if } d\equiv 3\ \operatorname{mod}\ 4,\\ (2,1+\sqrt{d})^2, \text{ if } d\equiv 3\ \operatorname{mod}\ 4,\\
\left(2,\frac{1+\sqrt{d}}{2}\right)\left(2,\frac{1-\sqrt{d}}{2}\right), & \text{ if } d\equiv 1\ \operatorname{mod}\ 8,\\ \left(2,\frac{1+\sqrt{d}}{2}\right)\left(2,\frac{1-\sqrt{d}}{2}\right), \text{ if } d\equiv 1\ \operatorname{mod}\ 8,\\
\text{prime}, & \text{ if } d\equiv 5\ \operatorname{mod}\ 8. \text{prime}, \text{ if } d\equiv 5\ \operatorname{mod}\ 8.
\end{cases} \end{eqnarray*} \end{cases} $$
\item If $p\neq 2$, $p$ does not divide $d$, then \item If $p\neq 2$, $p$ does not divide $d$, then
\begin{eqnarray*} $$
p\mathcal{O}_K=\begin{cases} (p,n+\sqrt{d})(p,n-\sqrt{d}), & \text{ if } d\equiv n^2\ \operatorname{mod}\ p,\\ p\mathcal{O}_K=\begin{cases} (p,n+\sqrt{d})(p,n-\sqrt{d}), \text{ if } d\equiv n^2\ \operatorname{mod}\ p,\\
\text{prime}, & \text{ if $d$ is not prime } \operatorname{mod}\ p. \text{prime}, \text{ if $d$ is not prime } \operatorname{mod}\ p.
\end{cases} \end{cases}
\end{eqnarray*} $$
\end{enumerate} \end{enumerate}
\end{thm} \end{thm}
\begin{thebibliography}{9} \begin{thebibliography}{9}
\bibitem{marcus} Daniel A.Marcus, {\em Number Fields}. Springer, New York. \bibitem{marcus} Daniel A.Marcus, {\em Number Fields}. Springer, New York.
\end{thebibliography} \end{thebibliography}