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Divisor Divisibility Sequences on Tori

Number Theory 2018-07-03 v2

Abstract

We define the Divisor Divisibility Sequence\textit{Divisor Divisibility Sequence} associated to a Laurent polynomial fZ[X1±1,,XN±1]f\in\mathbb{Z}[X_1^{\pm1},\ldots,X_N^{\pm1}] to be the sequence Wn(f)=f(ζ1,,ζN)W_n(f)=\prod f(\zeta_1,\ldots,\zeta_N), where ζ1,,ζN\zeta_1,\ldots,\zeta_N range over all nn'th roots of unity with f(ζ1,,ζN)0f(\zeta_1,\ldots,\zeta_N)\ne0. More generally, we define WΛ(f)W_\Lambda(f) analogously for any finite subgroup Λ(C)N\Lambda\subset(\mathbb C^*)^N. We investigate divisibility, factorization, and growth properties of WΛ(f)W_\Lambda(f) as a function of Λ\Lambda. In particular, we give the complete factorization of WΛ(f)W_\Lambda(f) when ff has generic coefficients, and we prove an analytic estimate showing that the rank-of-apparition sets for WΛ(f)W_\Lambda(f) are not too large.

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@article{arxiv.1511.09038,
  title  = {Divisor Divisibility Sequences on Tori},
  author = {Joseph H. Silverman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.09038},
  year   = {2018}
}

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32 pages

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