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Main Author: Hokken, David
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08815
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contents Let $\mathcal{N} \neq \{0\}$ be a fixed set of integers, closed under multiplication, closed under negation, or containing $\{\pm 1\}$. We prove that any zero of a polynomial in $\mathbf{Z}[X]$ whose coefficients lie in $\mathcal{N}$ can be approximated in $\mathbf{C}$ to arbitrary precision by a zero of a polynomial in $\mathbf{Z}[X]$ with square discriminant whose coefficients also lie in $\mathcal{N}$. Hence the topology of the closure in $\mathbf{C}$ of the set of zeros of all such polynomials is insensitive to the discriminant being a square, in contrast to the Galois groups of the polynomials.
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spellingShingle Topology of zero sets of polynomials with square discriminant
Hokken, David
Dynamical Systems
Number Theory
30C15, 11C08, 28A80
Let $\mathcal{N} \neq \{0\}$ be a fixed set of integers, closed under multiplication, closed under negation, or containing $\{\pm 1\}$. We prove that any zero of a polynomial in $\mathbf{Z}[X]$ whose coefficients lie in $\mathcal{N}$ can be approximated in $\mathbf{C}$ to arbitrary precision by a zero of a polynomial in $\mathbf{Z}[X]$ with square discriminant whose coefficients also lie in $\mathcal{N}$. Hence the topology of the closure in $\mathbf{C}$ of the set of zeros of all such polynomials is insensitive to the discriminant being a square, in contrast to the Galois groups of the polynomials.
title Topology of zero sets of polynomials with square discriminant
topic Dynamical Systems
Number Theory
30C15, 11C08, 28A80
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08815