Erdős-Kac theorems for discriminants of number fields

Abstract

The classical Erdős-Kac theorem gives a central limit theorem for the number of prime divisors of a random integer. We prove an analog for the number of ramified primes in a random $G$-extension of a number field when $G$ is abelian. This builds on previous work of Lemke Oliver and Thorne in the cases $G=S_d$ ($2\le d\le 5$), and provides the first examples where local ramification events at distinct primes are not independent. We develop probability results that can be used "out of the box" to prove Erdős-Kac theorems for sequences of ideals in a number field, subject to Tauberian hypotheses involving finite sums of Euler products.

32 pages