The Brauer–Siegel conjecture for families of number fields

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Let KiK_i be number fields, with degree nKi=[Ki:Q]n_{K_i}=[K_i:\mathbb{Q}], absolute discriminant dKi=disc(Ki/Q)d_{K_i}=|\operatorname{disc}(K_i/\mathbb{Q})|, class number hKih_{K_i}, regulator RKiR_{K_i}, and gKi=logdKig_{K_i}=\log\sqrt{d_{K_i}}. Let ρKi\rho_{K_i} denote the residue of ζKi(s)\zeta_{K_i}(s) at s=1s=1. Assume

dKi1/nKi.d_{K_i}^{1/n_{K_i}}\longrightarrow\infty.

Brauer–Siegel conjecture. Then

limiloghKiRKigKi=1.\lim_{i\to\infty}\frac{\log h_{K_i}R_{K_i}}{g_{K_i}}=1.

Equivalently,

limilogρKigKi=0.\lim_{i\to\infty}\frac{\log\rho_{K_i}}{g_{K_i}}=0.

The conjecture is expected in general; the paper notes that existing proofs cover several structured families, including Galois, almost normal, and solvable-Galois-closure families, while the general case remains open.

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Primary source

Anup B Dixit, “Brauer-Siegel theorem for families of number fields over almost Sn fields”, arXiv:2601.18408 (2026).

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