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Arithmetic Aspects of Number Fields Generated by Polynomial Families

Number Theory 2026-02-24 v1

Abstract

Let f(x)=(xk+c)maxnZ[x]f(x)=(x^{k}+c)^{m}-ax^{n}\in\mathbb{Z}[x] be an irreducible polynomial over Q\mathbb{Q}, where k,m,nNk,m,n\in\mathbb{N} with km>nkm>n, and let K=Q(θ)K=\mathbb{Q}(\theta), where θ\theta is a root of f(x)f(x). We investigate the arithmetic properties of the number fields that arise from this family. We first obtain an explicit formula for the discriminant of f(x)f(x). Using this formula, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the monogeneity of f(x)f(x), expressed in terms of the prime divisors of aa and cc and the parameters k,m,nk,m,n. This yields infinite families of monogenic polynomials of arbitrary degree, including families with a non-square-free discriminant. Building on these results, we extend our algebraic characterization to composite polynomials, establishing some explicit conditions for the monogeneity of the composition of f(x)f(x) with an arbitrary polynomial g(x)g(x). From an analytic point of view, we derive asymptotic estimates for the number of monogenic polynomials in these families under natural assumptions. We further study non-monogeneity via the field index i(K)i(K) and, for each prime pp, provide sufficient conditions ensuring νp(i(K))=1\nu_p(i(K))=1, yielding partial progress toward a problem of Narkiewicz. We also highlight a connection with a class of differential equations naturally associated with f(x)f(x). As an application, we determine the conditions under which the splitting field of f(x)f(x) has a full symmetric Galois group. Several explicit examples illustrate our results.

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@article{arxiv.2602.19726,
  title  = {Arithmetic Aspects of Number Fields Generated by Polynomial Families},
  author = {Rupam Barman and Anuj Jakhar and Ravi Kalwaniya and Prabhakar Yadav},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.19726},
  year   = {2026}
}
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