Prime numbers and dynamics of the polynomial $x^2-1$
Number Theory
2025-11-12 v2 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
Let . By we denote the set of all prime divisors of the integers in the sequence . We ask whether the set determines uniquely under the assumption that for . This problem originates in the structure theory of infinite-dimensional Lie algebras. We show that the sets generate infinitely many equivalence classes of positive integers under the equivalence relation . We also prove that the sets separate all positive integers up to , and we provide some heuristics on why the answer to our question should be positive.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.11929,
title = {Prime numbers and dynamics of the polynomial $x^2-1$},
author = {Ivan Penkov and Michael Stoll},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.11929},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
10 pages. v2: take into account suggestions by the referee. Accepted by J Exp. Math