A necessary and sufficient condition for an algebraic integer to be a Salem number

DOI10.5802/JTNB.1076zbMATH Open1453.11135arXiv1706.01767OpenAlexW2623552968MaRDI QIDQ2199496FDOQ2199496

Authors: Dragan Stankov 

Publication date: 11 September 2020

Published in: Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a necessary and sufficient condition for a root greater than unity of a monic reciprocal polynomial of an even degree at least four, with integer coefficients, to be a Salem number. We determine the probability of fulfillment the condition for an arbitrary power of the root.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.01767

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zbMATH Keywords

Salem numbersspecial algebraic numbersreciprocal polynomials

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PV-numbers and generalizations; other special algebraic numbers; Mahler measure (11R06) Polynomials in real and complex fields: location of zeros (algebraic theorems) (12D10)

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