Skolem-Mahler-Lech type theorems and Picard-Vessiot theory (Q2018244)
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Skolem-Mahler-Lech type theorems and Picard-Vessiot theory (English)
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13 April 2015
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Summary: We show that three problems involving linear difference equations with rational function coefficients are essentially equivalent. The first problem is the generalization of the classical Skolem-Mahler-Lech theorem to rational function coefficients. The second problem is whether or not for a given linear difference equation there exists a Picard-Vessiot extension inside the ring of sequences. The third problem is a certain special case of the dynamical Mordell-Lang conjecture. This allows us to deduce solutions to the first two problems in a particular but fairly general special case.
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linear difference equations
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Picard-Vessiot theory
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Skolem-Mahler-Lech theorem
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dynamical Mordell-Lang conjecture
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