J Austral Math Soc Ser A 51 pp423--425, 1991.

On the Quadratic Reciprocity Law

G. Rousseau

(Received 21 December 1989)

Abstract

A version of Gauss's fifth proof of the quadratic reciprocity law is given which uses only the simplest group-theoretic considerations (dispensing even with Gauss's Lemma) and makes manifest that the reciprocity law is a simple consequence of the Chinese Remainder Theorem.

1991 AMS Subject Classification: 11A15

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G. Rousseau
The University, Leicester, LE1 7RH, England.

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