Ranks of matrices of logarithms of algebraic numbers. I: The theorems of Baker and Waldschmidt-Masser

DOI10.2140/ENT.2023.2.93arXiv2303.02037OpenAlexW4390462285MaRDI QIDQ6179074FDOQ6179074

Samit Dasgupta

Publication date: 16 January 2024

Published in: Essential Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $mathscrL$ denote the $mathbfQ$-vector space of logarithms of algebraic numbers. In this expository work, we provide an introduction to the study of ranks of matrices with coefficients in $mathscrL$. We begin by considering a slightly different question, namely we present a proof of a weak form of Baker's Theorem. This states that a collection of elements of $mathscrL$ that is linearly independent over $mathbfQ$ is in fact linear independent over $overlinemathbfQ$. Next we recall Schanuel's Conjecture and prove Ax's analogue of it over $mathbfC((t))$. We then consider arbitrary matrices with coefficients in $mathscrL$ and state the Structural Rank Conjecture, which gives a conjecture for the rank of a general matrix with coefficients in $mathscrL$. We prove the theorem of Waldschmidt and Masser, which provides a lower bound giving a partial result toward the Structural Rank Conjecture. We conclude by stating a new conjecture that we call the Matrix Coefficient Conjecture, which gives a necessary condition for a square matrix with coefficients in $mathscrL$ to be singular.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.02037

zbMATH Keywords

transcendence theoryBaker's theoremAx's theoremMasser's theoremWaldschmidt's theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transcendence (general theory) (11J81)

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