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ABC implies a Zsigmondy principle for ramification

Number Theory 2017-03-23 v2

Abstract

Let KK be a number field or a function field of characteristic 0. If KK is a number field, assume the abcabc-conjecture for KK. We prove a variant of Zsigmondy's theorem for ramified primes in preimage fields of rational functions in K(x)K(x) that are not postcritically finite. For example, suppose KK is a number field and fK[x]f\in K[x] is not postcritically finite, and let KnK_n be the field generated by the nnth iterated preimages under ff of βK\beta\in K. We show that for all large nn, there is a prime of KK that ramifies in KnK_n and does not ramify in KmK_m for any m<nm<n.

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@article{arxiv.1605.04376,
  title  = {ABC implies a Zsigmondy principle for ramification},
  author = {Andrew Bridy and Thomas Tucker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.04376},
  year   = {2017}
}

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16 pages

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