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Linear independence of powers of singular moduli of degree 3

Number Theory 2017-12-20 v1

Abstract

We show that two distinct singular moduli j(τ),j(τ)j(\tau),j(\tau'), such that for some positive integers m,nm, n the numbers 1,j(τ)m1,j(\tau)^m and j(τ)nj(\tau')^n are linearly dependent over Q\mathbb{Q} generate the same number field of degree at most 22. This completes a result of Riffaut, who proved the above theorem except for two explicit pair of exceptions consisting of numbers of degree 33. The purpose of this article is to treat these two remaining cases.

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@article{arxiv.1712.06929,
  title  = {Linear independence of powers of singular moduli of degree 3},
  author = {Florian Luca and Antonin Riffaut},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.06929},
  year   = {2017}
}