Salem Numbers, Pisot Numbers, Mahler Measure, and Graphs

DOI10.1080/10586458.2005.10128915MaRDI QIDQ5709307zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors James Mckee, Chris Smyth

Publication date 29 November 2005

Published in Experimental Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0503480, https://eudml.org/doc/52133

zbMATH Keywords

Mahler measureSalem numbergraph eigenvaluePisot number

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graphs and linear algebra (matrices, eigenvalues, etc.) (05C50) PV-numbers and generalizations; other special algebraic numbers; Mahler measure (11R06)

Abstract: We use graphs to define sets of Salem and Pisot numbers, and prove that the union of these sets is closed, supporting a conjecture of Boyd that the set of all Salem and Pisot numbers is closed. We find all trees that define Salem numbers. We show that for all integers n the smallest known element of the n-th derived set of the set of Pisot numbers comes from a graph. We define the Mahler measure of a graph, and find all graphs of Mahler measure less than (1+sqrt5)/2. Finally, we list all small Salem numbers known to be definable using a graph.

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