3 papers
math.NT2025
A new proof of Chen's theorem for Markoff graphs
Daniel E. Martin
In 2021, Chen proved a congruence for the degree of a certain map on the space of covers of elliptic curves. He concluded as a corollary that the size of any connected component of…
math.NT2025
Lower bounds on the -rank of ideal class groups
Daniel E. Martin
For a prime number and an extension of number fields , we prove new lower bounds on the -rank of the ideal class group of based on prime ramification in …
math.CO2023
The number of independent sets in bipartite graphs and benzenoids
Michael Han, Sycamore Herlihy, Kirsti Kuenzel +2
Given a graph , we study the number of independent sets in , denoted . This parameter is known as both the Merrifield-Simmons index of a graph as well as the Fibonacci…