Topology of Numbers · Problem 8.3.3

Quadratic Fields — Allen Hatcher

Mathematics — Number Theory · quadratic-fields-ideals-lattices

Problem

(a) Given a lattice LL in RΔR_\Delta and a nonzero element α\alpha in RΔR_\Delta, show that there is a positive integer multiple nαn\alpha that is in LL. (b) Show that the intersection of two lattices in RΔR_\Delta is a lattice.

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