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Counting and testing dominant polynomials

Number Theory 2015-01-13 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we concentrate on counting and testing dominant polynomials with integer coefficients. A polynomial is called dominant if it has a simple root whose modulus is strictly greater than the moduli of its remaining roots. In particular, our results imply that the probability that the dominant root assumption holds for a random monic polynomial with integer coefficients tends to 1 in some setting. However, for arbitrary integer polynomials it does not tend to 1. For instance, the proportion of dominant quadratic integer polynomials of height HH among all quadratic integer polynomials tends to (41+6log2)/72(41+6 \log 2)/72 as HH \to \infty. Finally, we will design some algorithms to test whether a given polynomial with integer coefficients is dominant or not without finding the polynomial roots.

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@article{arxiv.1407.2789,
  title  = {Counting and testing dominant polynomials},
  author = {Artūras Dubickas and Min Sha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.2789},
  year   = {2015}
}
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