Zeros of $E$-functions and of exponential polynomials defined over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$

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Main Authors: Fischler, Stéphane, Rivoal, Tanguy
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author Fischler, Stéphane
Rivoal, Tanguy
author_facet Fischler, Stéphane
Rivoal, Tanguy
contents Zeros of Bessel functions $J_α$ play an important role in physics. They are a motivation for studying zeros of exponential polynomials defined over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$, and more generally of $E$-functions. In this paper we partially characterize $E$-functions with zeros of the same multiplicity, and prove a special case of a conjecture of Jossen on entire quotients of $E$-functions, related to Ritt's theorem and Shapiro's conjecture on exponential polynomials. We also deduce from Schanuel's conjecture many results on zeros of exponential polynomials over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$, including $π$, logarithms of algebraic numbers, and zeros of $J_α$ when $2α$ is an odd integer. For the latter we define (if $α\neq\pm1/2$) an analogue of the minimal polynomial and Galois conjugates of algebraic numbers. At last, we study conjectural generalizations to factorization and zeros of $E$-functions.
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spellingShingle Zeros of $E$-functions and of exponential polynomials defined over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$
Fischler, Stéphane
Rivoal, Tanguy
Number Theory
Zeros of Bessel functions $J_α$ play an important role in physics. They are a motivation for studying zeros of exponential polynomials defined over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$, and more generally of $E$-functions. In this paper we partially characterize $E$-functions with zeros of the same multiplicity, and prove a special case of a conjecture of Jossen on entire quotients of $E$-functions, related to Ritt's theorem and Shapiro's conjecture on exponential polynomials. We also deduce from Schanuel's conjecture many results on zeros of exponential polynomials over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$, including $π$, logarithms of algebraic numbers, and zeros of $J_α$ when $2α$ is an odd integer. For the latter we define (if $α\neq\pm1/2$) an analogue of the minimal polynomial and Galois conjugates of algebraic numbers. At last, we study conjectural generalizations to factorization and zeros of $E$-functions.
title Zeros of $E$-functions and of exponential polynomials defined over $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$
topic Number Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20345