Khintchine's theorem and approximation of zero by the values of integer polynomials in different metrics (Q2518805): Difference between revisions

The paper under review considers the existence of infinitely many integer polynomials \(P\) of degree at most \(n \geq 3\) satisfying the system of inequalities \[ | P(x)| < H^{-\nu_1} \Psi(H)^{\lambda_1}, \quad | P(z)| < H^{-\nu_2} \Psi(H)^{\lambda_2}, \quad | P(w)|_p < H^{-\nu_3} \Psi(H)^{\lambda_3}, \] where \(\Psi:{\mathbb N} \rightarrow {\mathbb R}_+\) is some decreasing function tending to zero, \(H\) is the maximum absolute value among the coefficients of \(P\), \(\nu_1+ 2\nu_2 + \nu_3 = n-3\), \(\lambda_1 + 2 \lambda_2 + \lambda_3 = 1\) and \((x,z,w) \in {\mathbb R} \times {\mathbb C} \times {\mathbb Q}_p\). The measure of the set of triples \((x,z,w)\), for which the system admits infinitely many solutions \(P\) is studied. This is an extension of Mahler's problem in metric number theory. The results of the paper state that if \(\sum_{H=1}^\infty \Psi(H) < \infty\), then the measure of this set is zero. On the other hand, if \(\sum_{H=1}^\infty \Psi(H) = \infty\), \(\nu_1 + 1 = \nu_2 + 1 = \nu_3\) and \(\lambda_1 = \lambda_2 = \lambda_3\), then the set of triples for which the system has infinitely many solutions is full. The proofs of both results are merely sketched, and the reader will need to work out most of the details for himself.