The density of primes dividing a term in the Somos-5 sequence
Number Theory
2018-01-22 v1
Abstract
The Somos-5 sequence is defined by and for . We relate the arithmetic of the Somos-5 sequence to the elliptic curve and use properties of Galois representations attached to to prove the density of primes dividing some term in the Somos-5 sequence is equal to .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1507.05896,
title = {The density of primes dividing a term in the Somos-5 sequence},
author = {Bryant Davis and Rebecca Kotsonis and Jeremy Rouse},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1507.05896},
year = {2018}
}
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15 pages