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New York Journal of Mathematics
Volume 27 (2021), 903-917

  

Alina Ostafe, Lukas Pottmeyer, and Igor E. Shparlinski

Perfect powers in value sets and orbits of polynomials

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Published: June 17, 2021.
Keywords: arithmetic dynamics, perfect powers.
Subject: 11R27, 37P15.

Abstract
We show the finiteness of perfect powers in orbits of polynomial dynamical systems over an algebraic number field. We also obtain similar results for perfect powers represented by ratios of consecutive elements in orbits. Assuming the abc-Conjecture for number fields, we obtain a finiteness result for powers in ratios of arbitrary elements in orbits.

Acknowledgements

The work of A.O. and I.S. was supported in part by the Australian Research Council Grant DP180100201.


Author information

Alina Ostafe:
School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052, Australia

alina.ostafe@unsw.edu.au

Lukas Pottmeyer:
Fakultät für Mathematik
Universität Duisburg-Essen
45117 Essen, Germany

lukas.pottmeyer@uni-due.de

Igor E. Shparlinski:
School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052, Australia

igor.shparlinski@unsw.edu.au