A polynomial with a root mod p for every p has a real root

Publication date: 24 October 2022

Abstract: We prove that if a polynomial has a root mod

p

for every large prime

p

, then it has a real root. As an application, we show that the primes can't be covered by finitely many positive definite binary quadratic forms.

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