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Fixed points of the sum of divisors function on $F_2[x]$

Number Theory 2023-01-18 v1

Abstract

We work an analogue of a classical arithmetic problem over polynomials. More precisely, we study the fixed points FF of the sum of divisors function σ:F2[x]F2[x]\sigma : F_2[x] \mapsto F_2[x] (defined \emph{mutatis mutandi} like the usual sum of divisors over the integers) of the form F:=A2SF := A^2 \cdot S, SS square-free, with ω(S)3\omega(S) \leq 3, coprime with AA, for AA even, of whatever degree, under some conditions. This gives a characterization of 55 of the 1111 known fixed points of σ\sigma in F2[x]F_2[x]

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@article{arxiv.2301.06218,
  title  = {Fixed points of the sum of divisors function on $F_2[x]$},
  author = {Luis H. Gallardo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.06218},
  year   = {2023}
}