Publication Date
2005
Journal or Book Title
Journal de théorie des nombres de Bordeaux
Abstract
Using the theory of Newton Polygons, we formulate a simple criterion for the Galois group of a polynomial to be “large.” For a fixed α∈ℚ-ℤ <0 , Filaseta and Lam have shown that the nth degree Generalized Laguerre Polynomial L n (α) (x)=∑ j=0 n n+α n-j(-x) j /j! is irreducible for all large enough n. We use our criterion to show that, under these conditions, the Galois group of L n (α) (x) is either the alternating or symmetric group on n letters, generalizing results of Schur for α=0,1,±1 2,-1-n.
Pages
517-525
Volume
17
Issue
2
Recommended Citation
Hajir, F, "On the Galois Group of generalized Laguerre polynomials" (2005). Journal de théorie des nombres de Bordeaux. 1156.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/math_faculty_pubs/1156
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