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Factorization of quadratic polynomials in the ring of formal power series over Z

Commutative Algebra 2023-10-24 v2 General Mathematics Number Theory Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for a quadratic polynomial to be irreducible in the ring Z[[x]]Z[[x]] of formal power series with integer coefficients. For n,m1n,m\ge 1 and pp prime, we show that pn+pmβx+αx2p^n+p^m\beta x+\alpha x^2 is reducible in Z[[x]]Z[[x]] if and only if it is reducible in Zp[x]Z_p[x], the ring of polynomials over the pp-adic integers.

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@article{arxiv.0706.0725,
  title  = {Factorization of quadratic polynomials in the ring of formal power series over Z},
  author = {Daniel Birmajer and Juan Gil and Michael Weiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.0725},
  year   = {2023}
}

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15 pages