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Uniform bounds for the density in Artin's conjecture on primitive roots

Number Theory 2024-01-23 v1

Abstract

We consider Artin's conjecture on primitive roots over a number field KK, reducing an algebraic number αK×\alpha\in K^\times. Under the Generalised Riemann Hypothesis, there is a density dens(α){\mathrm{dens}}(\alpha) counting the proportion of the primes of KK for which α\alpha is a primitive root. This density dens(α){\mathrm{dens}}(\alpha) is a rational multiple of an Artin constant A(τ)A(\tau) that depends on the largest integer τ1\tau\geq 1 such that α(K×)τ\alpha\in (K^\times)^\tau. The aim of this paper is bounding the ratio dens(α)/A(τ){\mathrm{dens}}(\alpha)/A(\tau), under the assumption that dens(α)0{\mathrm{dens}}(\alpha)\neq 0. Over Q\mathbb Q, this ratio is between 2/32/3 and 22, these bounds being optimal. For a general number field KK we provide upper and lower bounds that only depend on KK.

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@article{arxiv.2401.11589,
  title  = {Uniform bounds for the density in Artin's conjecture on primitive roots},
  author = {Antonella Perucca and Igor E. Shparlinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.11589},
  year   = {2024}
}