Primes of higher degree and Annihilators of Class groups

Abstract

Let $L/K$ be a Galois extension of number fields with Galois group $G$. We discuss a new method to obtain elements in $\mathbb{Z}[G]$ which annihilate the class group of $L$. Using this method, we obtain annihilators of class groups of cyclotomic fields. We show that these annihilators are new. Some more consequences are also discussed. Moreover, we mention some results and connections to highlight importance of primes of higher residue degree.