Eight lectures on quadratic reciprocity

Chandan Singh Dalawat · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2014

Rousseau's simple proof of the quadratic reciprocity law, followed by the proof of its equivalence with Hilbert's product formula. The Hilbert symbol is explained in terms of the reciprocity isomorphism, and the places of Q are determined.

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