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A generalization of a theorem of Boyd and Lawton

Number Theory 2019-08-15 v1

Abstract

The Mahler measure of a nonzero nn-variable polynomial PP is the integral of logP\log|P| on the unit nn-torus. A result of Boyd and Lawton says that the Mahler measure of a multivariate polynomial is the limit of Mahler measures of univariate polynomials. We prove the analogous result for different extensions of Mahler measure such as generalized Mahler measure (integrating the maximum of logP\log|P| for possibly different PP's), multiple Mahler measure (involving products of logP\log|P| for possibly different PP's), and higher Mahler measure (involving logkP\log^k|P|).

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@article{arxiv.1203.5379,
  title  = {A generalization of a theorem of Boyd and Lawton},
  author = {Zahraa Issa and Matilde Lalín},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1203.5379},
  year   = {2019}
}

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9 pages