The LMS JCM, (6) 314-325. Published 28 Nov 2003. First received 30 May 2003.


Polynomials with restricted coefficients and prescribed noncyclotomic factors

Michael J. Mossinghoff



Abstract: The algorithms described in this paper were developed to investigate three problems regarding polynomials with restricted coefficients: (i) determining whether there exist polynomials with {0,1} coefficients and repeated noncyclotomic factors, (ii) searching for polynomials with {-1,1} coefficients and small Mahler measure, and (iii) finding polynomials with {-1,0,1} coefficients with a root of high multiplicity off the unit circle. The results in the first problem presented here answer a question of Odlyzko and Poonen.

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