Paper 3, Section II, G

Groups, Rings and Modules | Part IB, 2019

Let ω=12(1+3)\omega=\frac{1}{2}(-1+\sqrt{-3}).

(a) Prove that Z[ω]\mathbb{Z}[\omega] is a Euclidean domain.

(b) Deduce that Z[ω]\mathbb{Z}[\omega] is a unique factorisation domain, stating carefully any results from the course that you use.

(c) By working in Z[ω]\mathbb{Z}[\omega], show that whenever x,yZx, y \in \mathbb{Z} satisfy

x2x+1=y3x^{2}-x+1=y^{3}

then xx is not congruent to 2 modulo 3 .

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