Geometrie der römischen Mosaiken

Scientific Conference (2022)

Minorities in Mathematics

Article for general public (2022)

Arithmetic Billiards

in Recreational Mathematics Magazine (2022)

Every number is the beginning of a power of 2

Article for general public (2021)

The degree of Kummer extensions of number fields

in International Journal of Number Theory (2021)

Let K be a number field, and let \alpha_1, ... , \alpha_r be elements of K* which generate a subgroup of K* of rank r. Consider the cyclotomic-Kummer extensions of K given by K(\zeta_n, \sqrt[n_1]{\alpha ... [more ▼]

Let K be a number field, and let \alpha_1, ... , \alpha_r be elements of K* which generate a subgroup of K* of rank r. Consider the cyclotomic-Kummer extensions of K given by K(\zeta_n, \sqrt[n_1]{\alpha_1}, ... , \sqrt[n_r]{\alpha_r}), where n_i divides n for all i. There is an integer x such that these extensions have maximal degree over K(\zeta_g, \sqrt[g_1]{\alpha_1}, ... , \sqrt[g_r]{\alpha_r}), where g=\gcd(n,x) and g_i=\gcd(n_i,x). We prove that the constant x is computable. This result reduces to finitely many cases the computation of the degrees of the extensions K(\zeta_n, \sqrt[n_1]{\alpha_1}, ... , \sqrt[n_r]{\alpha_r}) over K. [less ▲]

Kummer theory for number fields via entanglement groups

in Manuscripta Mathematica (2021)

The 15 puzzle

Article for general public (2020)

The seven bridges of Königsberg

Article for general public (2020)

Addendum to: Reductions of algebraic integers

in Journal of Number Theory (2020)

Let K be a number field, and let G be a finitely generated and torsion-free subgroup of K*. We consider Kummer extensions of G of the form K(\zeta_{2^m}, \sqrt[2^n]G)/K(\zeta_{2^m}), where n \leq m. In ... [more ▼]

Let K be a number field, and let G be a finitely generated and torsion-free subgroup of K*. We consider Kummer extensions of G of the form K(\zeta_{2^m}, \sqrt[2^n]G)/K(\zeta_{2^m}), where n \leq m. In the paper "Reductions of algebraic integers" (J. Number Theory, 2016) by Debry and Perucca, the degrees of those extensions have been evaluated in terms of divisibility parameters over K(\zeta_4). We prove how properties of G over K explicitly determine the divisibility parameters over K(\zeta_4). This result has a clear computational advantage, since no field extension is required. [less ▲]

Converting the Old Babylonian Tablet ‘Plimpton 322’ into the Decimal System as a Classroom Exercise

in Convergence (2020)