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Two questions on polynomial decomposition

Commutative Algebra 2013-01-23 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Given a univariate polynomial f(x) over a ring R, we examine when we can write f(x) as g(h(x)) where g and h are polynomials of degree at least 2. We answer two questions of Gusic regarding when the existence of such g and h over an extension of R implies the existence of such g and h over R. We also pose two new questions along these lines.

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@article{arxiv.1301.5211,
  title  = {Two questions on polynomial decomposition},
  author = {Brian Wyman and Michael Zieve},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.5211},
  year   = {2013}
}

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7 pages

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