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Square-free values of polynomials evaluated at primes over a function field

Number Theory 2015-06-02 v3

Abstract

We study a function field version of a classical problem concerning square-free values of polynomials evaluated at primes. We show that for a square-free polynomial fFq[t][x]f\in \mathbb{F}_q[t][x], there is a limiting density as nn\to \infty of primes PFq[t]P \in \mathbb{F}_q[t] of degree nn such that f(P)f(P) is square-free. Over the integers the analogous result is only known when all irreducible factors of ff have degree at most 3.

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@article{arxiv.1409.7633,
  title  = {Square-free values of polynomials evaluated at primes over a function field},
  author = {Guy Lando},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.7633},
  year   = {2015}
}
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