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Squarefree values of multivariable polynomials

Number Theory 2017-04-03 v2

Abstract

Given f in Z[x_1,...,x_n], we compute the density of x in Z^n such that f(x) is squarefree, assuming the abc conjecture. Given f,g in Z[x_1,...,x_n], we compute unconditionally the density of x in Z^n such that gcd(f(x),g(x))=1. Function field analogues of both results are proved unconditionally. Finally, assuming the abc conjecture, given f in Z[x], we estimate the size of the image of f({1,2,...,n}) in (Q^*/Q^*2) union {0}.

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@article{arxiv.math/0203292,
  title  = {Squarefree values of multivariable polynomials},
  author = {Bjorn Poonen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0203292},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

16 pages, Latex 2e, will appear in Duke Mathematical Journal