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The Langlands programme: an orientation

The Langlands programme: an orientation

Warm-upHuman

Use quadratic reciprocity to compute the Legendre symbol (311)\left(\frac{3}{11}\right). Enter 11 or −1-1.

The Langlands programme: an orientation

Warm-upHuman

Into how many distinct prime ideals does p=7p = 7 split in the cyclotomic field Q(ζ12)\Q(\zeta_{12}), which has degree φ(12)=4\varphi(12) = 4?

The Langlands programme: an orientation

CoreHuman

Let g=∑a=16(a7)ζ7ag = \sum_{a=1}^{6} \left(\frac{a}{7}\right)\zeta_7^a be the quadratic Gauss sum for q=7q = 7. What is the integer g2g^2?

The Langlands programme: an orientation

CoreHuman

In the Galois-theoretic proof of quadratic reciprocity we used that Q(q∗)\Q(\sqrt{q^*}) is the unique quadratic subfield of Q(ζq)\Q(\zeta_q). Why is that true?

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The Langlands programme: an orientation

CoreHuman

Which statement about the number of roots of x3−x−1x^3 - x - 1 modulo a prime p≠23p \neq 23 is true?

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The Langlands programme: an orientation

CoreHuman

By Chebotarev's density theorem, what proportion of primes pp have the property that x3−x−1x^3 - x - 1 has exactly one root mod pp?

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The Langlands programme: an orientation

CoreFormal

Which of the lesson's Lean theorems is the formal version of the statement "the Frobenius element at pp in Gal⁡(Q(ζn)/Q)≅(Z/n)×\operatorname{Gal}(\Q(\zeta_n)/\Q) \cong (\Z/n)^\times is the class of pp" used in the proof of quadratic reciprocity?

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The Langlands programme: an orientation

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Write tau_list(N) returning the list [0, τ(1), …, τ(N-1)] of coefficients of Δ=q∏n≥1(1−qn)24\Delta = q\prod_{n \ge 1}(1 - q^n)^{24}, so that tau_list(N)[n] is τ(n)\tau(n). Then test Mordell's theorem τ(mn)=τ(m)τ(n)\tau(mn) = \tau(m)\tau(n) for coprime m,nm, n with mn<60mn \lt 60.

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The Langlands programme: an orientation

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Which of the following are proved theorems? Choose all that apply.

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