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A simultaneous approximation problem for exponentials and logarithms

Number Theory 2025-05-28 v1

Abstract

Let α1,α2\alpha_1,\alpha_2 be non-zero algebraic numbers such that logα2logα1Q\frac{\log \alpha_2}{\log\alpha_1}\notin\mathbb{Q} and let β\beta be a quadratic irrational number. In this article, we prove that the values of two relatively prime polynomials P(x,y,z)P(x,y,z) and Q(x,y,z)Q(x,y,z) with integer coefficients are not too small at the point (logα2logα1,α1β,α2β)\left(\frac{\log\alpha_2}{\log \alpha_1},\alpha_1^\beta, \alpha_2^\beta \right). We also establish a measure of algebraic independence of those numbers among logα2logα1\frac{\log\alpha_2}{\log \alpha_1}, α1β\alpha^\beta_1 and α2β\alpha^\beta_2 which are algebraically independent.

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@article{arxiv.2505.20957,
  title  = {A simultaneous approximation problem for exponentials and logarithms},
  author = {Veekesh Kumar and Riccardo Tosi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.20957},
  year   = {2025}
}

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