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Given a complex character $\chi$ of a group $G$, define $\Q(\chi)$ to be the smallest field containing $\Q$ and the character values of $\chi$. This field is abelian and hence has a conductor, a positive integer giving the minimum $n$ so that $\Q(\chi) \subseteq \Q(\zeta_n)$.

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  • Last edited by Jennifer Paulhus on 2023-12-27 15:35:30
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