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Square criterion in Q_p for odd p

Statement

Let $p$ be odd and let $x \in Q_{p}^{\times}$ . Write

$x = p^{n} u$

with $n \in Z$ and $u \in Z_{p}^{\times}$ . Then $x$ is a square in $Q_{p}$ if and only if $n$ is even and the reduction of $u$ in $F_{p}^{\times}$ is a square.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: An odd prime $p$ and $x = p^{n} u$ with $u \in Z_{p}^{\times}$ .

[L1]

$Z_{p}$ is the valuation ring of $Q_{p}$ (Z_p is the valuation ring of Q_p).

[L2]

Simple roots lift uniquely in $Z_{p}$ (Simple roots lift uniquely in Z_p).

Proof

technique · direct

1.1L1givenalgebra

If $x = y^{2}$ , write $y = p^{m} v$ with $v \in Z_{p}^{\times}$ . Then $x = p^{2 m} v^{2}$ , so $n = 2 m$ is even and the reduction of $u$ is the square of the reduction of $v$ in $F_{p}^{\times}$ .

1.2L2givenalgebra

Conversely, assume $n = 2 m$ and the residue class of $u$ is $c^{2}$ in $F_{p}^{\times}$ . Choose $a_{0} \in Z_{p}$ with $a_{0} \equiv c (m o d p)$ . For $f (X) = X^{2} - u$ , one has $f (a_{0}) \equiv 0 (m o d p)$ and $f^{'} (a_{0}) = 2 a_{0} \equiv̸ 0 (m o d p)$ because $p$ is odd and $c \neq 0$ . By [L2], $f$ has a root $v \in Z_{p}$ with $v^{2} = u$ . Then $y : = p^{m} v$ satisfies $y^{2} = x$ .

2.1step 1.1step 1.2∎

Step 1.1 proves necessity and step 1.2 proves sufficiency.

Depends on

Used by

A square root of minus one in Q₅ Example
There is no square root of p in Qₚ Example
Hasse-Minkowski theorem over Q Theorem
The odd-prime Hilbert symbol formula Theorem

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Sources

Keith Conrad, Hensel's Lemma, Examples 4.3 and 4.4 (standard reference, not scraped)
Andrew V. Sutherland, 18.782 Lecture 10 (standard reference, not scraped)