11 pages. The results of this preprint have been subsumed by those of the authors' more recent preprint "Periodic points, linearizing maps, and the dynamical Mordell-Lang problem" (arXiv:0805.1560v1)
We prove a dynamical version of the Mordell-Lang conjecture for subvarieties of the affine space A^g over a p-adic field, endowed with polynomial actions on each coordinate of A^g. We use analytic methods similar to the ones employed by Skolem, Chabauty, and Coleman for studying diophantine equations.
Linear forms in logarithms have an important role in the theory of Diophantine equations. In this article, we prove explicit $p$-adic lower bounds for linear forms in $p$-adic logarithms of rational numbers using Padé approximations of the second kind.
In this paper, we prove a result on the $2$-adic logarithm of the fundamental unit of the field $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt[4]{-q}) $, where $q\equiv 3\bmod 4$ is a prime. When $q\equiv 15\bmod 16$, this result confirms a speculation of Coates-Li and has consequences for certain Iwasawa modules arising in their work.
We prove recurrence relations and modulo periodic properties of multiple derivatives of Fibonacci polynomials. We apply the obtained results to present the dynamic structures of Fibonacci polynomials over the ring of 2-adic integers by investigating minimal decompositions which consist of minimal subsystems and attracting basins.
A refined non-vanishing of the $p$-adic logarithm of a rational point on an abelian variety
University of Texas at Austin（德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校）；Princeton University（普林斯顿大学）；Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院）
For a $p$-adic differential equation solvable in an open disc (in a $p$-adic sense), around 1970, Dwork proves that the solutions satisfy a certain growth condition on the boundary. Dwork also conjectures that a similar phenomenon should be observed without assuming the solvability. In this paper, we verify Dwork's conjecture in the rank two case, which is the first non-trivial result on the conjecture. The proof is an application of Kedlaya's decomposition theorem of $p$-adic differential equations defined over annulus.
Using $p$-adic numbers, we partially categorize the cycles of a sizable class of polynomial dynamical systems. In turn, we prove a few results related to the non-trivial cycles of the $\textit{Collatz map}$ $\text{Col} : \mathbb{Z}_+ \to \mathbb{Z}_+$ defined by $$\text{Col}(n) = \begin{cases} 3n + 1, & n \text{ is odd;} \\ n/2, & \text{otherwise.}\end{cases}$$ Proving the non-existence of non-trivial Collatz cycles would reduce the Collatz conjecture to whether the Collatz map can diverge to infinity.
Nous donnons une nouvelle description de la matrice de logarithme d'une forme modulaire en termes de distributions, généralisant le travail de Dion et Lei pour le cas $a_p=0$. Ce qui nous permet d'inclure le cas $a_p\ne 0$ est une nouvelle définition, celle d'une matrice de distributions, et la caractérisation de cette matrice par de chiffres $p$-adiques. On peut appliquer ces méthodes au cas correspondant d'une distribution à plusieurs variables. -- We give a new description of the logarithm matrix of a modular form in terms of distributions, generalizing the work of Dion and Lei for the case…
This article introduces a new kind of number systems on $p$-adic integers which is inspired by the well-known $3n+1$ conjecture of Lothar Collatz. A $p$-adic system is a piecewise function on $\mathbb{Z}_p$ which has branches for all residue classes modulo $p$ and whose dynamics can be used to define digit expansions of $p$-adic integers which respect congruency modulo powers of $p$ and admit a distinctive "block structure". $p$-adic systems generalize several notions related to $p$-adic integers such as permutation polynomials and put them under a common framework, allowing for results and te…
A difference formula of $p$-adic height pairings via the Bloch-Kato logarithm map
Joint Graduate School of Mathematics for Innovation, Kyushu University（九州大学数学创新联合研究生院）；Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University（九州大学产业数学研究所）；Graduate School for Mathematics, Kyushu University（九州大学数学研究院）
Results in $p$-adic transcendence theory are applied to two problems in the Chabauty-Coleman method. The first is a question of McCallum and Poonen regarding repeated roots of Coleman integrals. The second is to give lower bounds on the $p$-adic distance between rational points in terms of the heights of a set of Mordell-Weil generators of the Jacobian. We also explain how, in some cases, a conjecture on the 'Wieferich statistics' of Jacobians of curves implies a bound on the height of rational points of curves of small rank, in terms of the usual invariants of the curve and the height of Mord…
In this article, we study several probabilistic properties of polynomials defined over the ring of $p$-adic integers under the Haar measure. First, we calculate the probability that a monic polynomial is separable, generalizing a result of Polak. Second, we introduce the notion of two polynomials being strongly coprime and calculate the probability of two monic polynomials {being} strongly coprime. Finally, we explain how our method can be used to extrapolate other probabilistic properties of polynomials over the ring of $p$-adic integers from polynomials defined over the integers modulo power…
We study the roots of a random polynomial over the field of p-adic numbers. For a random monic polynomial with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}_p$, we obtain an asymptotic formula for the factorial moments of the number of roots of this polynomial. In addition, we show the probability that a random polynomial of degree $n$ has more than $\log n$ roots is $O\big(n^{-K}\big)$ for some $K > 0$.
Let $X$ be an elliptic curve or a ramifying hyperelliptic curve over $\mathbb F_q$. We will discuss how to factorize the coefficients of the exponential and logarithm series for a Hayes module over such a curve. This allows us to obtain $v$-adic convergence results for such exponential and logarithm series, for $v$ a 'finite' prime. As an application, we can show that the $v$-adic Goss $L$-value $L_v(1, Ψ)$ is log-algebraic for suitable characters $Ψ$.
We implement an iterative numerical method to solve polynomial equations $f(x)=0$ in the $p$-adic numbers, where $f(x) \in\mathbb{Z}_p[x]$. This method is a simplified $p$-adic analogue of Jarratt's method for finding roots of functions over the real numbers. We establish that our method has a higher order of convergence than J.F.T. Rabago's $p$-adic version of Olver's method from 2016. Moreover, we weaken the initial conditions in Rabago's method, which allows us to start the iteration with a multiple root of the congruence $f(x) \equiv 0 \bmod{p}$.
Distinguished defining polynomials for extensions of p-adic fields
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya（加泰罗尼亚理工大学）；Arizona State University（亚利桑那州立大学）；University of Florida（佛罗里达大学）；University of North Carolina Greensboro（北卡罗来纳大学格林斯伯勒分校）；University of Minnesota Morris（明尼苏达大学莫里斯分校）；Massachusetts Institute of Technology（麻省理工学院）
We present a family of algorithms for computing the Galois group of a polynomial defined over a $p$-adic field. Apart from the "naive" algorithm, these are the first general algorithms for this task. As an application, we compute the Galois groups of all totally ramified extensions of $\mathbb{Q}_2$ of degrees 18, 20 and 22, tables of which are available online.
Effective irrationality measures for real and $p$-adic roots of rational numbers close to $1$, with an application to parametric families of Thue-Mahler equations
In recent years, studying degenerate versions of various special polynomials and numbers have attracted many mathematicians. Here we introduce degenerate type 2 Bernoulli polynomials, fully degenerate type 2 Bernoulli polynomials and degenerate type 2 Euler polynomials, and their corresponding numbers, as degenerate and type 2 versions of Bernoulli and Euler numbers. Regarding to those polynomials and numbers, we derive some identities, distribution relations, Witt type formulas and analogues for the Bernoulli's interpretation of powers of the first $m$ positive integers in terms of Bernoulli …
In this article, we describe an implementation of a polynomial system solver to compute the approximate solutions of a 0-dimensional polynomial system with finite precision p-adic arithmetic. We also describe an improvement to an algorithm of Caruso, Roe, and Vaccon for calculating the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a p-adic matrix.
We study the repartition of the roots of a random p-adic polynomial in an algebraic closure of Qp.We prove that the mean number of roots generating a fixed finite extension K of Qp depends mostly on the discriminant of K, an extension containing less roots when it gets more ramified. We prove further that, for any positive integer r, a random p-adic polynomial of sufficiently large degree has about r roots on average in extensions of degree at most r.Beyond the mean, we also study higher moments and correlations between the number of roots in two given subsets of Qp (or, more generally, of a f…
The main objective of this article is to give and classify new formulas of $p$-adic integrals and blend these formulas with previously well known formulas. Therefore, this article gives briefly the formulas of $p$-adic integrals which were found previously, as well as applying the integral equations to the generating functions and other special functions, giving proofs of the new interesting and novel formulas. The $p$-adic integral formulas provided in this article contain several important well-known families of special numbers and special polynomials such as the Bernoulli numbers and polyno…
