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Author ORCID Identifier
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AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Mathematics
Year Degree Awarded
2014
Month Degree Awarded
February
First Advisor
Farshid Hajir
Second Advisor
Tom Weston
Third Advisor
Siman Wong
Subject Categories
Number Theory
Abstract
We explore certain arithmetic properties of iterated extensions. Namely, we compute the index associated to certain families of iterated polynomials and determine the decomposition of prime ideals in others.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/3ts6-qa19
Recommended Citation
Gassert, Thomas Alden, "Prime Decomposition in Iterated Towers and Discriminant Formulae" (2014). Doctoral Dissertations. 84.
https://doi.org/10.7275/3ts6-qa19
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/84