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The regulator of Q(5)\mathbb Q(\sqrt5)Q(5​) is log⁡1+52\log\frac{1+\sqrt5}{2}log21+5​​

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DirichletUnitTheorem.regulator_golden_field

by Lucas · Oct 9, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

algebraic-number-theorynumber-theory

Let K=Q(5)K=\mathbb Q(\sqrt5)K=Q(5​) be the golden field. Its regulator is the logarithm of the golden ratio, its fundamental unit:

Reg⁡(Q(5))=log⁡1+52.\operatorname{Reg}\big(\mathbb Q(\sqrt5)\big)=\log\frac{1+\sqrt5}{2}.Reg(Q(5​))=log21+5​​.

Formalization Note The golden field is characterized as a number field KKK of degree 222 containing an element α\alphaα with α2=α+1\alpha^2=\alpha+1α2=α+1 (such an α\alphaα generates KKK, so K≅Q(5)K\cong\mathbb Q(\sqrt5)K≅Q(5​)). The regulator is Mathlib's NumberField.Units.regulator.

Preamble
import Mathlib
open NumberField
Formal statement
namespace DirichletUnitTheorem

theorem regulator_golden_field (K : Type*) [Field K] [NumberField K]
    (hK : Module.finrank ℚ K = 2) (α : K) (hα : α ^ 2 = α + 1) :
    Units.regulator K = Real.log ((1 + Real.sqrt 5) / 2) := by sorry

end DirichletUnitTheorem
Source
Wikipedia, "Dirichlet's unit theorem" (article supplied by the account owner as a PDF), section "The regulator", Examples, second bullet (golden field).
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Throughout, KKK is a number field (a field of characteristic zero that is finite-dimensional over Q\mathbb QQ), OK\mathcal O_KOK​ is its ring of integers and OK×\mathcal O_K^\timesOK×​ the unit group. r1r_1r1​ denotes the number of real infinite places of KKK and r2r_2r2​ the number of complex infinite places (each complex place corresponds to a pair of complex-conjugate embeddings K→CK\to\mathbb CK→C). Reg⁡(K)\operatorname{Reg}(K)Reg(K) is Mathlib's NumberField.Units.regulator K: the absolute value of the determinant of the r×rr\times rr×r matrix (Nwlog⁡∣εi∣w)\big(N_w\log\lvert\varepsilon_i\rvert_w\big)(Nw​log∣εi​∣w​) where ε1,…,εr\varepsilon_1,\dots,\varepsilon_rε1​,…,εr​ (r=r1+r2−1r=r_1+r_2-1r=r1​+r2​−1) is a fixed (Mathlib-chosen) system of fundamental units, i.e. units whose classes form a basis of OK×\mathcal O_K^\timesOK×​ modulo torsion, and www ranges over the infinite places other than one fixed place; for r=0r=0r=0 it is the determinant of the empty matrix, 111. Statement. Let KKK be a number field with [K:Q]=2[K:\mathbb Q]=2[K:Q]=2 and suppose there is α∈K\alpha\in Kα∈K with α2=α+1\alpha^2=\alpha+1α2=α+1. Then Reg⁡(K)=log⁡((1+5)/2)\operatorname{Reg}(K)=\log\big((1+\sqrt5)/2\big)Reg(K)=log((1+5​)/2), with 5\sqrt55​ the nonnegative real square root.

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  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 10, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by Lucas · Oct 10, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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