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Gaussian periods and units in certain cyclic fields. (English) Zbl 0760.11032
The property of period-unit integer translation is analysed in simplest quadratic, cubic and quartic fields of arbitrary conductor. The paper extends the work of E. Lehmer, R. Schoof and L. C. Washington.

##### MSC:
 11R27 Units and factorization 11R16 Cubic and quartic extensions
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