Square-discriminant quadratic orders #
For a nonzero integer s, the canonical order of discriminant s² is isomorphic to
{(x, y) : ℤ × ℤ | s ∣ x - y}. The isomorphism agrees with the rational splitting
at the two roots s and -s, so it identifies the actual embedded orders.
This transfers the congruence product order's unit count to the canonical order. At discriminant one the order is the full integer product, with four units.
References #
- D. A. Cox, Primes of the Form x² + ny², §7.
The canonical order of nonzero square discriminant is the integer congruence product order.
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The order isomorphism agrees with the rational splitting on its embedded elements.
The rational splitting identifies the embedded canonical order with the embedded congruence product order.
At discriminant one the canonical order is the full integer product.
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The rational coordinates of the discriminant-one order equivalence evaluate at both roots.
The discriminant-one order has four units.