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Iterates of Quadratics and Monogenicity

Number Theory 2024-06-07 v1

Abstract

We investigate monogenicity and prime splitting in extensions generated by roots of iterated quadratic polynomials. Let f(x)Z[x]f(x)\in\mathbb{Z}[x] be an irreducible, monic, quadratic polynomial, and write fn(x)f^n(x) for the nthn^{\text{th}} iterate. We obtain necessary and sufficient conditions for fn(x)f^n(x) to be monogenic for each nn. We use this to construct multiple families where fn(x)f^n(x) is monogenic for every n>0n>0.

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@article{arxiv.2406.03629,
  title  = {Iterates of Quadratics and Monogenicity},
  author = {Hanson Smith and Zack Wolske},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.03629},
  year   = {2024}
}

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