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Dynatomic polynomials, necklace operators, and universal relations for dynamical units

Number Theory 2022-12-07 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Given a generic polynomial f(x)f(x), the generalized dynatomic polynomial Φf,c,d(x)\Phi_{f,c,d}(x) vanishes at precisely those α\alpha such that fc(α)f^c(\alpha) has period exactly dd under iteration of f(x)f(x). We show that the shifted dynatomic polynomials Φf,c,d(x)1\Phi_{f,c,d}(x) - 1 often have generalized dynatomic factors, and that these factors are in correspondence with certain cyclotomic factors of necklace polynomials. These dynatomic factors of Φf,c,d(x)1\Phi_{f,c,d}(x) - 1 have an interpretation in terms of new multiplicative relations between dynamical units which are uniform in the polynomial f(x)f(x).

Cite

@article{arxiv.2108.09333,
  title  = {Dynatomic polynomials, necklace operators, and universal relations for dynamical units},
  author = {John R. Doyle and Paul Fili and Trevor Hyde},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.09333},
  year   = {2022}
}

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