Exercise 9.1

If α [ ω ] , show that α is congruent to either 0 , 1 , or 1 modulo 1 ω .

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Proof. Let λ = 1 ω , and α = a + D = [ ω ] , a , b .

ω 1 ( mod λ ) , so α a + b ( mod λ ) , α c with c = a + b .

c 0 , 1 , 1 ( mod 3 ) , and since λ 3 , c 0 , 1 , 1 ( mod λ ) .

Every α D is congruent to either 0 , 1 , or 1 modulo λ = 1 ω .

The classes of 0 , 1 , 1 in D λD are distinct. Indeed, 1 1 ( mod λ ) , if not λ 2 , so 2 = λ λ , N ( 2 ) = N ( λ ) N ( λ ) , thus 4 = 3 N ( λ ) , so 3 4 , which is nonsense.

± 1 0 ( mod λ ) implies λ 1 , so λ would be a unit, in contradiction with λ prime.

So there exist exactly three classes modulo λ in D : | D λD | = 3 = N ( λ ) . □

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