ISSN:
1420-8903
Keywords:
Primary 11J81
;
Secondary 12H05
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Summary Here is an improvement on Masser's Refined Identity (D. W. Masser:A vanishing theorem for power series. Invent. Math.67 (1982), 275–296). The present method depends on a result from differential algebra andp-adic analysis. The investigation from the viewpoint ofp-adic analysis makes the proof clearer and, in particular, it is possible to exclude the concept of “density” which is necessary in Masser's treatment. That is to say, the theorem will be stated as follows: Let Ω = (ω ij ) be a nonsingular matrix inM n (ℤ) with no roots of unity as eigenvalue. LetP(z) be a nonzero polynomial inC[z],z = (z 1,⋯,z n ). Letx = (x 1,⋯,x n ) be an element ofC n withx i ≠ 0 for eachi. Define $$\Omega x = \left( {\prod\limits_{i = 1}^n {x_i^{\omega 1_i } ,...,} \prod\limits_{i = 1}^n {x_i^{\omega _{ni} } } } \right)$$ . IfP(Ω k x) = 0 for infinitely many positive integersk, thenx 1,⋯,x n are multiplicatively dependent. To prove this, the following fact on elementary functions will be needed: LetK be an ordinary differential field andC be its field of constants. LetR be a differential field extension ofK andu 1,⋯,u m be elements ofR such that the field of constants ofR is the same asC and for eachi the field extensionK i =K(u 1,⋯,u i ) ofK is a differential one such thatu′ i =t′ i−1 u i for somet i−1∈K i−1 oru i is algebraic overK i−1. Letf 1,⋯,f n ∈R be distinct elements moduloC and suppose that for eachi there is a nonzeroe i ∈R withe′ i =f′ i e i . Thene 1,⋯,e n are linearly independent overK.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02112281
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