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S-parts of values of univariate polynomials

Number Theory 2019-07-22 v1

Abstract

Let S={p1,,ps}S=\{p_1,\dots,p_s\} be a finite non-empty set of distinct prime numbers, let fZ[X]f\in \mathbb{Z}[X] be a polynomial of degree n1n\ge 1, and let SSS'\subseteq S be the subset of all pSp\in S such that ff has a root in Zp\mathbb{Z}_p. For any non-zero integer yy, write y=p1k1psksy0y=p_1^{k_1}\dots p_s^{k_s}y_0, where k1,,ksk_1,\dots,k_s are non-negative integers and y0y_0 is an integer coprime to p1,,psp_1,\dots,p_s. We define the ff-normalized SS-part of yy by [y]f,S:=p1k1rp1,S(f)psksrps,S(f)[y]_{f,S}:=p_1^{k_1 r_{p_1,S}(f)}\dots p_s^{k_s r_{p_s,S}(f)}, with rp,S(f)=1r_{p,S}(f)=1 if pSSp\in S\setminus S' and rp,S(f)=RS(f)/Rp(f)r_{p,S}(f)=R_{S'}(f)/R_{p}(f) if pSp\in S', where Rp(f)R_p(f) denotes the largest multiplicity of a root of ff in Zp\mathbb{Z}_p and RS(f):=maxpSRp(f)R_{S'}(f):=\max_{p\in S'} R_p(f). For positive real numbers ε,B\varepsilon, B with ε<RS(f)/n\varepsilon<R_{S'}(f)/n, we consider the number N~(f,S,ε,B)\widetilde{N}(f,S,\varepsilon,B) of integers xx such that xB|x|\le B and 0<f(x)ε[f(x)]f,S0<|f(x)|^{\varepsilon}\le [f(x)]_{f,S}. We prove that if s:=#S1s':=\#S'\ge 1, then N~(f,S,ε,B)f,S,εB1(nε)/RS(f)(logB)s1\widetilde{N}(f,S,\varepsilon,B)\asymp_{f,S,\varepsilon} B^{1-(n\varepsilon)/R_{S'}(f)}(\log B)^{s'-1} as BB\to \infty. Moreover, if ff has no multiple roots in Zp\mathbb{Z}_p for any pSp\in S' and s:=#S2s':=\#S'\ge 2, then there exists a constant C(f,S,ε)>0C(f,S,\varepsilon)>0 such that N~(f,S,ε,B)C(f,S,ε)B1nε(logB)s1\widetilde{N}(f,S,\varepsilon,B)\sim C(f,S,\varepsilon)\,B^{1-n\varepsilon}(\log B)^{s'-1} as BB\to \infty.

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@article{arxiv.1907.08239,
  title  = {S-parts of values of univariate polynomials},
  author = {Maurizio Moreschi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.08239},
  year   = {2019}
}