H¹ = 0 and #H² ∣ [U : V] from the layers of prime degree #
Let F be a formation on a profinite group G and V ◁ U a finite normal layer, K/F in field
notation. This file proves that the vanishing of H¹(U/V, A^V) and the divisibility
#H²(U/V, A^V) ∣ [U : V] follow from the same two statements for the layers V' ◁ U' of prime
degree with U' ≤ U and V ≤ V', the cyclic extensions of prime degree inside K/F
(NormalLayer.subsingleton_h1_of_prime_degree,
NormalLayer.natCard_H2_dvd_degree_of_prime_degree).
This is the generic finite-group reduction
TauCeti.groupCohomology.isZero_groupCohomology_one_of_prime_index, read on the formation: the
subquotient H/N of the Galois group U/V given by a subgroup H and a normal subgroup N of H
is the Galois group of the layer cut out by the preimages of N and H, and its action on the
invariants (A^V)^N is the coefficient module of that layer.
For a cyclic layer the two statements are equivalent to numerical ones. If the Herbrand quotient
h(A^V) of a cyclic layer is its degree n, then its norm quotient A^U / N(A^V) has at least
n elements (NormalLayer.degree_le_natCard_normQuotient_of_herbrandQuotient_eq); if moreover the
order of the norm quotient divides n, then H¹ vanishes and H² has exactly n elements
(NormalLayer.subsingleton_h1_of_herbrandQuotient_eq_of_natCard_normQuotient_dvd,
NormalLayer.natCard_H2_eq_degree_of_herbrandQuotient_eq_of_natCard_normQuotient_dvd). Together:
if every layer of prime degree inside K/F has Herbrand quotient its degree and a norm quotient
whose order divides its degree, then H¹(U/V, A^V) = 0 and #H²(U/V, A^V) ∣ [U : V]
(NormalLayer.subsingleton_h1_of_herbrandQuotient_of_prime_degree,
NormalLayer.natCard_H2_dvd_degree_of_herbrandQuotient_of_prime_degree).
For the idele classes of a number field these hypotheses are the two fundamental inequalities for
cyclic extensions of prime degree, h(C_L) = [L : K] and [C_K : N_{L/K} C_L] ∣ [L : K], and the
conclusions are the vanishing of H¹(Gal(L/K), C_L) and the second inequality in its
cohomological form #H²(Gal(L/K), C_L) ∣ [L : K] for every finite Galois extension L/K.
Main statements #
TauCeti.ClassFieldTheory.NormalLayer.subsingleton_h1_of_prime_degreeandnatCard_H2_dvd_degree_of_prime_degree: the reduction to layers of prime degree.TauCeti.ClassFieldTheory.NormalLayer.degree_le_natCard_normQuotient_of_herbrandQuotient_eq: the first inequality for a cyclic layer from its Herbrand quotient.TauCeti.ClassFieldTheory.NormalLayer.subsingleton_h1_of_herbrandQuotient_of_prime_degreeandnatCard_H2_dvd_degree_of_herbrandQuotient_of_prime_degree: the reduction in the numerical form of the two inequalities.
References #
- J. S. Milne, Class Field Theory, v4.03, Chapter VII, §§4–5 (the two inequalities and the proof of Theorem 5.1), and Chapter II, §3 (the Herbrand quotient).
The layer of a subquotient of the Galois group #
The reduction to layers of prime degree #
H¹ of a layer vanishes if it vanishes on the layers of prime degree inside it. If
H¹(U'/V', A^{V'}) = 0 for every layer V' ◁ U' of prime degree with U' ≤ U and V ≤ V', then
H¹(U/V, A^V) = 0.
The order of H² of a layer divides its degree if it does on the layers of prime degree
inside it. If, for every layer V' ◁ U' of prime degree with U' ≤ U and V ≤ V',
H¹(U'/V', A^{V'}) = 0 and #H²(U'/V', A^{V'}) ∣ [U' : V'], then #H²(U/V, A^V) ∣ [U : V].
Cyclic layers #
The norm quotient of a cyclic layer has as many elements as its second cohomology:
A^U / N(A^V) ≃ \hat{H}^0 ≅ \hat{H}^2 ≅ H².
The first inequality from the Herbrand quotient. If the Herbrand quotient h(A^V) of a
cyclic layer is its degree, then its norm quotient A^U / N(A^V) has at least [U : V] elements.
H¹ of a cyclic layer from the two inequalities. If the Herbrand quotient of a cyclic layer
is its degree and the order of its norm quotient divides its degree, then H¹(U/V, A^V) = 0.
H² of a cyclic layer from the two inequalities. If the Herbrand quotient of a cyclic layer
is its degree and the order of its norm quotient divides its degree, then H²(U/V, A^V) has
exactly [U : V] elements.
The reduction in terms of the two inequalities #
A layer of prime degree has a cyclic Galois group.
H¹ of a layer vanishes if the two inequalities hold for the layers of prime degree inside
it. If every layer V' ◁ U' of prime degree with U' ≤ U and V ≤ V' has Herbrand quotient its
degree and a norm quotient whose order divides its degree, then H¹(U/V, A^V) = 0.
The order of H² of a layer divides its degree if the two inequalities hold for the layers
of prime degree inside it. If every layer V' ◁ U' of prime degree with U' ≤ U and V ≤ V' has
Herbrand quotient its degree and a norm quotient whose order divides its degree, then
#H²(U/V, A^V) ∣ [U : V].