Kummer theory for number fields via entanglement groups

E-print/Working paper (n.d.)

Let $K$ be a number field, and let $G$ be a finitely generated and torsion-free subgroup of $K^\times$. We are interested in computing the degree of the cyclotomic-Kummer extension $K(\sqrt[n]{G})$ over ... [more ▼]

Let $K$ be a number field, and let $G$ be a finitely generated and torsion-free subgroup of $K^\times$. We are interested in computing the degree of the cyclotomic-Kummer extension $K(\sqrt[n]{G})$ over $K$, where $\sqrt[n]{G}$ consists of all $n$-th roots of the elements of $G$. We develop the theory of entanglements introduced by Lenstra, and apply it to compute the above degrees. [less ▲]