Exercise 9.4

(continuation) Show that χ γ ( ω ) = 1 , ω , or ω 2 according to whether γ is congruent to 8,2, or 5 modulo 3 λ . In particular, if q is a rational prime, q ≡ 2 ( mod 3 ) , then χ q ( ω ) = 1 , ω , or ω 2 according to whether q ≡ 8 , 2 , or 5 ( mod 9 ) . [Hint : γ = a + bω = − 1 + 3 ( m + nω ) , and so γ ≡ − 1 + 3 ( m + n ) ( mod 3 λ ) .]

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Proof. λ = 1 − ω , so ω ≡ 1 ( mod λ ) . Thus

m + nω ≡ m + n ( mod λ ) 3 ( m + nω ) ≡ 3 ( m + n ) ( mod 3 λ ) γ = − 1 + 3 ( m + nω ) ≡ − 1 + 3 ( m + n ) ( mod 3 λ )

Moreover 9 = 3 λ λ ¯ ≡ 0 ( mod 3 λ ) , thus γ is congruent modulo 3 λ to an integer between 0 and 8 of the form 3 k − 1 : γ ≡ 8 , 2 or 5 ( mod 3 λ ) .

By Ex. 9.3, χ γ ( ω ) = 1 ⟺ m + n ≡ 0 [ 3 ] , and m + n ≡ 0 [ 3 ] implies m + n = 3 k , k ∈ ℤ , so γ ≡ − 1 + 9 k ≡ − 1 ≡ 8 [ 3 λ ] .

Conversely, if γ ≡ 8 ≡ − 1 [ 3 λ ] , then 3 λ ∣ 3 ( m + n ) , so λ ∣ m + n , and N ( λ ) ∣ N ( m + n ) , 3 ∣ ( m + n ) 2 , thus 3 ∣ m + n , m + n ≡ 0 [ 3 ] , and so χ γ ( ω ) = 1 . The two other cases are similar, so we obtain

χ γ ( ω ) = 1 ⟺ m + n ≡ 0 [ 3 ] ⟺ γ ≡ 8 [ 3 λ ] , χ γ ( ω ) = ω ⟺ m + n ≡ 1 [ 3 ] ⟺ γ ≡ 2 [ 3 λ ] , χ γ ( ω ) = ω 2 ⟺ m + n ≡ 2 [ 3 ] ⟺ γ ≡ 5 [ 3 λ ] .

If γ = q is a rational prime, q ≡ 8 [ 9 ] implies q ≡ 8 [ 3 λ ] , since 3 λ ∣ 9 = 3 λ λ ¯ , thus χ q ( ω ) = 1 .

Conversely, if χ q ( ω ) = 1 , then q ≡ 8 [ 3 λ ] , q − 8 = μ ( 3 λ ) , μ ∈ D , therefore

( q − 8 ) 2 = N ( μ ) 3 3 , 3 3 ∣ ( q − 8 ) 2 , thus 3 2 ∣ q − 8 and so q ≡ 8 [ 9 ] . The two other cases are similar.

χ q ( ω ) = 1 ⟺ q ≡ 8 [ 9 ] , χ q ( ω ) = ω ⟺ q ≡ 2 [ 9 ] , χ q ( ω ) = ω 2 ⟺ q ≡ 5 [ 9 ] . □
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