Exercise 9.15

Suppose that p ≡ 1 ( mod 3 ) and that p = π π ¯ , where π is a primary prime in D . Show that x 3 ≡ a ( mod p ) is solvable in ℤ iff χ π ( a ) = 1 . We assume that a ∈ ℤ .

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Proof. Since π ∣ p , if x 3 ≡ a ( mod p ) , x ∈ ℤ , then x 3 ≡ a ( mod π ) , thus χ π ( a ) = 1 .

Conversely, suppose that χ π ( a ) = 1 . Then the equation y 3 ≡ a ( mod π ) has a solution y = u + vω , u , v ∈ ℤ . Moreover, the class of y has a representative x ∈ ℤ modulo π (see the proof of Proposition 9.2.1) :

y ≡ x ( mod π ) , x ∈ ℤ .

So x 3 ≡ a ( mod π ) has a solution x ∈ ℤ .

Thus π ∣ x 3 − a , N ( π ) = p ∣ ( x 3 − a ) 2 , therefore p ∣ x 3 − a in ℤ , and so x 3 ≡ a ( mod p ) .

Conclusion: if p ≡ 1 ( mod 3 ) , p = π π ¯ , where π is a primary prime, and a ∈ ℤ ,

∃ ⁡ x ∈ ℤ , x 3 ≡ a ( mod p ) ⟺ χ π ( a ) = 1 .

In other words, x 3 ≡ a ( mod π ) is solvable in D iff it is solvable in ℤ . □

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