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Karl Zimmermann
Commuting polynomials and self-similarity
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Published: |
March 16, 2007 |
Keywords: |
Polynomial, commute, field, root of unity, Chebyshev polynomial |
Subject: |
12Y05 |
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Abstract
Let $F$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $0$ and $f(x)$ a polynomial of degree strictly greater than one in $F[x]$. We show that the number of degree $k$ polynomials with coefficients in $F$ that commute with $f$ (under composition) is either zero or equal to the number of degree one polynomials with coefficients in $F$ that commute with $f$. As a corollary, we obtain a theorem of E. A. Bertram characterizing those polynomials commuting with a Chebyshev polynomial.
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Author information
Department of Mathematics, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308, USA
zimmermk@union.edu |
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