Geometry of totally real Galois fields of degree 4

Abstract

We will consider a totally real Galois field $K$ of degree 4 as the linear coordinate space ${\mathbb{Q}}^4\subset {\mathbb{R}}^4$. An element $k\in K$ is called strictly positive, if all its conjugates are positive. The set of strictly positive elements is a convex cone in $K$. The convex hull of strictly positive integral elements is a convex subset of this cone and its boundary $\Gamma$ is an infinite union of 3-dimensional polyhedrons. The group $U$ of strictly positive units acts on $\Gamma$: the action of a strictly positive unit permutes polyhedrons. Fundamental domains of this action are the object of study in this work. We mainly present some interesting examples.

arXiv comment10 pages, 3 figures