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A generalization of Dumas irreducibility criterion

Number Theory 2026-05-19 v3 Commutative Algebra Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Using Newton polygons, a key factorization result for polynomials over discrete valuation domains is proved, which in particular yields new irreducibility criteria including a generalization of the classical irreducibility criterion of Dumas.

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@article{arxiv.2505.08549,
  title  = {A generalization of Dumas irreducibility criterion},
  author = {Jitender Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.08549},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

10 pages; The statement and proof of Lemma 8 have been revised and corrected, Proof of Theorem 1 is rewritten