Primitive roots and the Euclidean algorithm
- Date: 02/28/2008
- Time: 15:00
Lecturer(s):
Kate Petersen (Queen's University)
Location:
University of British Columbia
Topic:
An integer s is called a primitive root modulo a prime p if the multiplicative set generated by s surjects onto all non-zero residue classes modulo p. Artin's primitive root conjecture states that all integers s other than -1 or squares are primitive roots modulo infinitely many primes. I'll discuss a generalization of Artin's primitive root conjecture to number fields and connections this has to the Euclidean Algorithm problem. This is joint work with R. Murty.
Other Information:
Number Theory Seminar
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