Malle–Bhargava heuristics for prescribed local conditions

Let kk be a number field, let nn be a positive integer, and let Σ=(Σp)p\Sigma=(\Sigma_\mathfrak{p})_\mathfrak{p} be an acceptable degree nn collection of local conditions on kk. Write Extk,n\mathbf{Ext}_{k,n} for the isomorphism classes of degree nn extensions K/kK/k whose Galois closure has group SnS_n, and define

Extk,n,X={KExtk,n:Nm(disc(K/k))X}.\mathbf{Ext}_{k,n,\leq X}=\{K\in\mathbf{Ext}_{k,n}:\operatorname{Nm}(\operatorname{disc}(K/k))\leq X\}.

For such a collection, let

Nk,n(X;Σ)=#{KExtk,n,X:K satisfies Σ}.N_{k,n}(X;\Sigma)=\#\{K\in\mathbf{Ext}_{k,n,\leq X}:K\text{ satisfies }\Sigma\}.

Malle–Bhargava heuristics. One expects

limXNk,n(X;Σ)X=12Ress=1(ζk(s))pΠkm(Σp).\lim_{X\to\infty}\frac{N_{k,n}(X;\Sigma)}{X}=\frac{1}{2}\cdot\operatorname{Res}_{s=1}\bigl(\zeta_k(s)\bigr)\cdot\prod_{\mathfrak{p}\in\Pi_k}m(\Sigma_\mathfrak{p}).

This predicts an asymptotic count of degree nn extensions with Galois closure group SnS_n, bounded by discriminant norm and subject to prescribed acceptable local conditions. The supplied text does not establish the assertion or provide evidence resolving its status.

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Sebastian Monnet, “S_n-extensions with prescribed norms”, arXiv:2405.02740 (2025).

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