Algebraic integers with conjugates in a prescribed distribution

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Authors: Alexander W. Smith 

Abstract: Given a compact subset $Sigma$ of the real numbers obeying some technical conditions, we consider the set of algebraic integers whose conjugates all lie in $Sigma$. The distribution of conjugates of such an integer defines a probability measure on $Sigma$; our main result gives a necessary and sufficient condition for a given probability measure on $Sigma$ to be the limit of some sequence of distributions of conjugates. As one consequence, we show there are infinitely many totally positive algebraic integers $alpha$ with $tr(alpha)<1.8984cdotdeg(alpha)$. We also show how this work can be applied to find simple abelian varieties over finite fields with extreme point counts.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Abelian varieties of dimension (> 1) (11G10) Varieties over finite and local fields (11G25) PV-numbers and generalizations; other special algebraic numbers; Mahler measure (11R06)

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