Identities of Mahler measures of certain polynomials defining curves of arbitrary genus (Q2227571): Difference between revisions

In this paper, the authors give some identities for Mahler measures of polynomials in two variables. For example, in Theorem 2, defining \(P_k(x,y)=y^2+(kx+1)y+x^3\), they show that \[2m(P_k(x-1/k,y)) = 3m(P_k(x,y))-\log |k|\] for \(|k| \geq k_0=3.2407\dots\), where \(k_0\) is the root of some quartic polynomial. Similar identity \[m(Q_k(x-1/k,y)) = 2m(Q_k(x,y))-\log |k|\] is obtained for the shift of the polynomial \(Q_k(x,y)=y^2+(2x^2+kx+1)y+x^4\) for \(|k| \geq k_1=5.9794\dots\), where \(k_1\) is the root of some quintic polynomial.