Algebraic integers with conjugates in a prescribed distribution

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Alexander
Format: Preprint
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866929279624806400
author Smith, Alexander
author_facet Smith, Alexander
contents Given a compact subset $Σ$ of the real numbers obeying some technical conditions, we consider the set of algebraic integers whose conjugates all lie in $Σ$. The distribution of conjugates of such an integer defines a probability measure on $Σ$; our main result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a given probability measure on $Σ$ to be the limit of some sequence of distributions of conjugates. As one consequence, we show there are infinitely many totally positive algebraic integers $α$ with $tr(α) < 1.89831\cdot deg(α)$. We also show how this work can be applied to find simple abelian varieties over finite fields with extreme point counts.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2111_12660
institution arXiv
publishDate 2021
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Algebraic integers with conjugates in a prescribed distribution
Smith, Alexander
Number Theory
11R06 (Primary) 11G10, 11G25 (Secondary)
Given a compact subset $Σ$ of the real numbers obeying some technical conditions, we consider the set of algebraic integers whose conjugates all lie in $Σ$. The distribution of conjugates of such an integer defines a probability measure on $Σ$; our main result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a given probability measure on $Σ$ to be the limit of some sequence of distributions of conjugates. As one consequence, we show there are infinitely many totally positive algebraic integers $α$ with $tr(α) < 1.89831\cdot deg(α)$. We also show how this work can be applied to find simple abelian varieties over finite fields with extreme point counts.
title Algebraic integers with conjugates in a prescribed distribution
topic Number Theory
11R06 (Primary) 11G10, 11G25 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.12660