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Expanding Polynomials over the rationals

Combinatorics 2012-12-17 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let F(x,y)F(x,y) be a polynomial over the rationals. We show that if FF is not an expander (over the rationals) then it has a special multiplicative or additive form. For example if FF is a homogeneous non-expander polynomial then F(x,y)=c(x+ay)αF(x,y)=c(x+ay)^\alpha or F(x,y)=c(xy)α.F(x,y)=c(xy)^\alpha . This is an extension of an earlier result of Elekes and R\'onyai who described the structure of two-variate polynomials which are not expanders over the reals.

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@article{arxiv.1212.3365,
  title  = {Expanding Polynomials over the rationals},
  author = {Jozsef Solymosi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.3365},
  year   = {2012}
}
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