ABC implies primitive prime divisors in arithmetic dynamic
Number Theory
2014-02-26 v1
Abstract
Let K be a number field, let f(x) in K(x) be a rational function of degree d> 1, and let z in K be a wandering point such that f^n(z) is nonzero for all n > 0. We prove that if the abc-conjecture holds for K, then for all but finitely many positive integers n, there is a prime p of K such that p | f^n(z) and p does not divide f^m(z) for all positive integers m < n. We prove the same result unconditionally for function fields of characteristic 0 when f is not isotrivial.
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@article{arxiv.1208.2989,
title = {ABC implies primitive prime divisors in arithmetic dynamic},
author = {Chad Gratton and Khoa Nguyen and Thomas J. Tucker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.2989},
year = {2014}
}
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15 pages