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Splitting of integer polynomials over fields of prime order

Number Theory 2023-05-22 v3

Abstract

It is well known that a polynomial ϕ(X)Z[X]\phi(X)\in \mathbb{Z}[X] of given degree dd factors into at most dd factors in Fp\mathbb{F}_p for any prime pp. We prove in this paper the existence of infinitely many primes qq so that the given polynomial ϕ\phi(X) splits into exactly dd linear factors in Fq\mathbb{F}_q by using only elementary results in field theory and some elementary number theory by proving that ϕ\phi splits in Fq\mathbb{F}_q iff PP has a root in Fq\mathbb{F}_q for all sufficiently large primes qq, where PZ[X]P\in \mathbb{Z}[X] is any polynomial such that PP has a root βC\beta \in \mathbb{C} for which Q(β)\mathbb{Q}(\beta) is the splitting field of ϕ\phi over Q\mathbb{Q}. Furthermore, we prove that any such PP splits in Fr\mathbb{F}_r iff it has a root in Fr\mathbb{F}_r, for all sufficiently large primes rr. Existence of infinitely many such PP for any given ϕ\phi is also proven.

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@article{arxiv.1802.10562,
  title  = {Splitting of integer polynomials over fields of prime order},
  author = {Shubham Saha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.10562},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Already well-known result

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