Double roots of random polynomials with integer coefficients

DOI10.1214/17-EJP24zbMATH Open1395.60011arXiv1603.03811MaRDI QIDQ508465FDOQ508465

Authors: Arnab Sen, Ohad Noy Feldheim 

Publication date: 7 February 2017

Published in: Electronic Journal of Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider random polynomials whose coefficients are independent and identically distributed on the integers. We prove that if the coefficient distribution has bounded support and its probability to take any particular value is at most $frac12$, then the probability of the polynomial to have a double root is dominated by the probability that either $0$, $1$, or $-1$ is a double root up to an error of $o(n^{-2})$. We also show that if the support of coefficient distribution excludes $0$ then the double root probability is $O(n^{-2})$. Our result generalizes a similar result of Peled, Sen and Zeitouni for Littlewood polynomials.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.03811

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zbMATH Keywords

random polynomialsalgebraic numbersanti-concentrationdouble roots

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Sums of independent random variables; random walks (60G50) Combinatorial probability (60C05)

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