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The p-Smooth and p-Golden Partial Fields

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Abstract

Given a prime \( p \), a \( p \)-{smooth} integer is an integer whose prime factors are all at most \( p \). Let \( S_p \) be the multiplicative subgroup of \( \mathbb{Q} \) generated by \(-1\) and the \( p \)-smooth integers. Define the \( p \)-{smooth} partial field as \( \mathbb{S}_p = (\mathbb{Q}, S_p) \). Let \( g \) be the golden ratio \( (1+\sqrt{5})/2 \). Let \( G_p \) to be the multiplicative subgroup of \( \mathbb{R} \) generated by \( g \), \(-1\), and the \( p \)-smooth integers. Define the \( p \)-{golden} partial field as \( \mathbb{G}_p = (\mathbb{R}, G_p) \). The partial field \( \mathbb{S}_2 \) is actually the well-known dyadic partial field and \( \mathbb{S}_3 \) has sometimes been called the Gersonides partial field. We calculate the fundamental elements of \( \mathbb{S}_5 \), \( \mathbb{G}_2 \), \( \mathbb{G}_3 \), and \( \mathbb{G}_5 \). Our proofs make use of the SageMath computational package.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)601-609
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing
Volume124
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 19 2025

Keywords

  • partial feld
  • golden ratio
  • p-smooth integer
  • matroid representation
  • matroid orientation

Disciplines

  • Mathematics

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