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Infinite products with algebraic numbers

Number Theory 2025-02-06 v1

Abstract

We obtain general criteria for giving a lower bound on the degree of numbers of the form n=1(1+bnαn)\prod_{n=1}^\infty \left(1+\frac{b_n}{\alpha_n}\right) or of the form m=1(1+n=1bn,mαn,m)\prod_{m=1}^\infty \left(1+ \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{b_{n,m}}{\alpha_{n,m}}\right), where the αn\alpha_n and αn,m\alpha_{n,m} are assumed to be algebraic integers, and the bnb_n and bn,mb_{n,m} are natural numbers. In each case, we give a lower bound of the degree over the smallest extension of Q\mathbb{Q} containing all algebraic numbers in the expression. The criteria obtained depend on growth conditions on the involved quantities.

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@article{arxiv.2502.03154,
  title  = {Infinite products with algebraic numbers},
  author = {Simon Kristensen and Mathias Løkkegaard Laursen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.03154},
  year   = {2025}
}
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