1990Nagoya Mathematical JournalOpen access

The fundamental unit and class number one problem of real quadratic fields with prime discriminant

Hideo Yokoi

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Class number one problem for imaginary quadratic fields was solved in 1966 by A. Baker and H.M. Stark independently. However, the problem for real quadratic fields is still unsolved. It seems to us that one of the most essential difficulties of the problem for real quadratic fields comes from deep connection of the class number with the fundamental unit.

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Class number one problem for imaginary quadratic fields was solved in 1966 by A. Baker and H.M. Stark independently. However, the problem for real quadratic fields is still unsolved. It seems to us that one of the most essential difficulties of the problem for real quadratic fields comes from deep connection of the class number with the fundamental unit.

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Class number one problem for imaginary quadratic fields was solved in 1966 by A. Baker and H.M. Stark independently. However, the problem for real quadratic fields is still unsolved. It seems to us that one of the most essential difficulties of the problem for real quadratic fields comes from deep connection of the class number with the fundamental unit.

Key concepts: Discriminant, Mathematics, Binary quadratic form, Quadratic equation, Quadratic field, Class number, Solving quadratic equations with continued fractions, Class (philosophy)

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