The Frobenius ψ fibres partition Chebyshev's ψ #
Let L / K be a finite Galois extension of number fields with group G. A prime power 𝔭 ^ j
with 𝔭 unramified in L lies in the powered Frobenius fibre of exactly one conjugacy class of
G, namely (artinSymbol 𝔭) ^ j, and a prime power based at a ramified prime lies in none. So the
Frobenius ψ functions of all conjugacy classes add up to Chebyshev's ψ of K with the ramified
primes removed:
∑_C ψ_C(x) + ψ_{ramifiedPrimes K L}(x) = ψ_K(x),
and the correction is O(log x) because the ramified set is finite.
These identities supply the partition input for the weighted crossing. The later squeeze also
requires the cyclotomic weighted theorem and its consequence ψ_K(x) / x → 1.
Main results #
NumberField.Chebotarev.sum_frobeniusPrimePowerWeight: at a single prime power, the Frobenius weights of all classes add up to the von Mangoldt weight if the base is unramified, and to0otherwise.NumberField.Chebotarev.sum_frobeniusPsi_add_primePsi_ramifiedPrimes: the Frobeniusψfunctions andψof the ramified primes add up toψ_K.NumberField.Chebotarev.primePsi_univ_sub_sum_frobeniusPsi_isBigO_log: the Frobeniusψfunctions account forψ_Kup toO(log x).
References #
- J. Neukirch, Algebraic Number Theory, Chapter VII, §13.
- S. Lang, Algebraic Number Theory, Chapter XV.
The Frobenius weights partition the von Mangoldt weight. At a prime power 𝔭 ^ j, the
powered Frobenius weights of all conjugacy classes add up to log N𝔭 when 𝔭 is unramified in
L, the only nonzero term being that of (artinSymbol 𝔭) ^ j, and to 0 when 𝔭 ramifies.
The Frobenius ψ fibres partition Chebyshev's ψ. Summed over all conjugacy classes of
Gal(L/K), the Frobenius ψ functions count every prime power based at a prime unramified in L
exactly once; adding ψ of the finite set ramifiedPrimes K L gives ψ_K.
The Frobenius ψ fibres account for ψ_K up to O(log x). The only prime powers missed by
all Frobenius fibres are those based at the finitely many primes of ramifiedPrimes K L.