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Note on Burde's Rational Biquadratic Reciprocity Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Kenneth S. Williams*
Affiliation:
Carleton University Ottawa, Canada
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A short proof is given of a biquadratic reciprocity law proved by Burde in 1969.

Let p and q be primes ≡1 (mod 4) such that (p | q) = (q | p) = 1. Then there are integers a, b, c, d with

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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1977

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