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Relations Between Mahler's Measure and Values of L-Series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Gary Alan Ray
Gary Alan Ray*
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Mahler's measure is a natural generalization of Jensen's formula to polynomials in several variables. Its definition is as follows:

The importance of Mahler's measure for polynomials in several variables lies in its connection to Lehmer's classical question which can be phrased in terms of Mahler's measure for polynomials in one variable:

Given , are there any polynomials p with integer coefficients in one variable for which ?

Surprisingly, Boyd [1] has shown that to answer this question, it is necessary to investigate the larger question involving polynomials in several variables.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , 01 June 1987 , pp. 694 - 732
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1987

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