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Double roots of random polynomials with integer coefficients

Probability 2017-02-07 v1 Combinatorics Number Theory

Abstract

We consider random polynomials whose coefficients are independent and identically distributed on the integers. We prove that if the coefficient distribution has bounded support and its probability to take any particular value is at most 12\tfrac12, then the probability of the polynomial to have a double root is dominated by the probability that either 00, 11, or 1-1 is a double root up to an error of o(n2)o(n^{-2}). We also show that if the support of coefficient distribution excludes 00 then the double root probability is O(n2)O(n^{-2}). Our result generalizes a similar result of Peled, Sen and Zeitouni for Littlewood polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.1603.03811,
  title  = {Double roots of random polynomials with integer coefficients},
  author = {Ohad N. Feldheim and Arnab Sen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.03811},
  year   = {2017}
}

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20 pages + 1 page references, no figures

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