Publication Date
2009
Journal or Book Title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS-JOURNAL CANADIEN DE MATHEMATIQUES
Abstract
We study the algebraic properties of Generalized Laguerre Polynomials for negative integral values of the parameter. For integers r,n≥0 , we conjecture that L(−1−n−r)n(x)=∑nj=0(n−j+rn−j)xj/j! is a \Q -irreducible polynomial whose Galois group contains the alternating group on n letters. That this is so for r=n was conjectured in the 1950's by Grosswald and proven recently by Filaseta and Trifonov. It follows from recent work of Hajir and Wong that the conjecture is true when r is large with respect to n≥5 . Here we verify it in three situations: i) when n is large with respect to r , ii) when r≤8 , and iii) when n≤4 . The main tool is the theory of p -adic Newton Polygons.
Pages
583-603
Volume
61
Issue
3
Recommended Citation
Hajir, F, "Algebraic Properties of a Family of Generalized Laguerre Polynomials" (2009). CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS-JOURNAL CANADIEN DE MATHEMATIQUES. 411.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/math_faculty_pubs/411
Comments
This is the pre-published version harvested from ArXiv. The published version is located at http://www.math.ca/10.4153/CJM-2009-031-6