Exercise 8.9

Suppose that p 1 ( mod 3 ) and that χ is a character of order 3. Prove (using Exercise 5) that g ( χ ) 3 = , where π = χ ( 2 ) J ( χ , ρ ) .

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Proof. As χ is a character of order 3, χ 2 𝜀 . From Exercise 5, we know that

g ( χ ) 2 = χ ( 2 ) 2 J ( χ , ρ ) g ( χ 2 ) .

So

g ( χ ) 3 = χ ( 2 ) 2 J ( χ , ρ ) g ( χ 2 ) g ( χ ) .

Recall (¤8.2) that

g ( χ ) ¯ = t χ ( t ) ¯ ζ t = χ ( 1 ) t χ ( t ) ¯ ζ t = χ ( 1 ) g ( χ ¯ ) ,

Here χ ( 1 ) = 1 , because χ ( 1 ) = χ ( ( 1 ) 3 ) = χ 3 ( 1 ) = 𝜀 ( 1 ) = 1 . Hence

g ( χ 2 ) g ( χ ) = g ( χ ¯ ) g ( χ ) = g ( χ ) ¯ g ( χ ) = | g ( χ ) | 2 = p .

Moreover χ ( 2 ) 3 = χ 3 ( 2 ) = 1 , so χ ( 2 ) 2 = χ ( 2 ) .

Conclusion : if χ is a character of order 3,

g ( χ ) 3 = , where π = χ ( 2 ) J ( χ , ρ ) .

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