Counting Polynomials via Galois Actions on Root Subsets
Number Theory
2026-03-17 v1
Abstract
This paper studies the number of monic integer polynomials of height at most whose Galois group, endowed with the action on the roots, is isomorphic to a prescribed permutation group . New upper bounds are obtained for several families of groups: transitive subgroups of the wreath product in the primitive action; -homogeneous subgroups of in the action on -subsets of ; -transitive subgroups of in the action on -tuples of distinct elements of . Almost all finite groups in their regular permutation representation are also treated.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.14617,
title = {Counting Polynomials via Galois Actions on Root Subsets},
author = {Or Ben-Porath},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.14617},
year = {2026}
}