Type: Article
Publication Date: 1991-12-01
Citations: 27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1446788700034583
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.