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Binary polynomial power sums vanishing at roots of unity

Number Theory 2020-11-24 v2

Abstract

Let c1(x),c2(x),f1(x),f2(x)c_1(x),c_2(x),f_1(x),f_2(x) be polynomials with rational coefficients. With obvious exceptions, there can be at most finitely many roots of unity among the zeros of the polynomials c1(x)f1(x)n+c2(x)f2(x)nc_1(x)f_1(x)^n+c_2(x)f_2(x)^n with n=1,2n=1,2\ldots. We estimate the orders of these roots of unity in terms of the degrees and the heights of the polynomials cic_i and fif_i.

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@article{arxiv.2005.05500,
  title  = {Binary polynomial power sums vanishing at roots of unity},
  author = {Yuri Bilu and Florian Luca},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.05500},
  year   = {2020}
}

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To appear in Acta Arithmetica

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