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Chebyshev polynomials and higher order Lucas Lehmer algorithm

Number Theory 2021-10-05 v2

Abstract

We extend the necessity part of Lucas Lehmer iteration for testing Mersenne prime to all base and uniformly for both generalized Mersenne and Wagstaff numbers(the later correspond to negative base). The role of the quadratic iteration xx22x \rightarrow x^2-2 is extended by Chebyshev polynomial Tn(x)T_n(x) with an implied iteration algorithm because of the compositional identity Tn(Tm(x))=Tnm(x)T_n(T_m(x))=T_{nm}(x). This results from a Chebyshev polynomial primality test based essentially on the Lucas pair (ωa,ωa)(\omega_a,\overline{\omega}_a), ωa=a+a21\omega_a=a+\sqrt{a^2-1}, where a0±1a \neq 0 \pm 1. It seems interesting that the arithmetic are all coded in the Chebyshev polynomials Tn(x)T_n(x).

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@article{arxiv.2010.02677,
  title  = {Chebyshev polynomials and higher order Lucas Lehmer algorithm},
  author = {Kok Seng Chua},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.02677},
  year   = {2021}
}

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