Common divisors of a^n-1 and b^n-1 over function fields

dc.creatorSilverman, Joseph H.
dc.date2004-01-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:04:52Z
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dc.descriptionAilon and Rudnick have shown that if $a,b \in C[T]$ are multiplicatively independent polynomials, then $°(\gcd(a^n-1,b^n-1))$ is bounded for all $n\ge1$. We show that if instead $a,b \in F[T]$ for a finite field $F$ of characteristic $p$, then $°(\gcd(a^n-1,b^n-1))$ is larger than $Cn$ for a constant $C=C(a,b)>0$ and for infinitely many $n$, even if $n$ is restricted in various reasonable ways (e.g., $gec(n,p)=1$).
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0401356
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0401356
dc.identifierNew York Journal of Math. (electronic) 10 (2004), 37--43
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/69974
dc.subjectNumber Theory
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subject11T55; 11R58; 11D61
dc.titleCommon divisors of a^n-1 and b^n-1 over function fields
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