An explicit bound for the least prime ideal in the Chebotarev density theorem

Abstract

We prove an explicit version of Weiss’ bound on the least norm of a prime ideal in the Chebotarev density theorem, which is a significant improvement on the work of Lagarias, Montgomery, and Odlyzko. As an application, we prove the first explicit, nontrivial, and unconditional upper bound for the least prime represented by a positive-definite primitive binary quadratic form. We also consider applications to elliptic curves and congruences for the Fourier coefficients of holomorphic cuspidal modular forms.