On the Linnik-Sprindžuk theorem about the zeros of L-functions
Let be a primitive cusp form of weight at least 2, and let be the -adic Galois representation attached to . If is -ordinary, then it is known that the restriction of to a decomposition group at is “upper triangular”. If in addition has CM, then this representation is even “diagonal”. In this paper we provide evidence for the converse. More precisely, we show that the local Galois representation is not diagonal, for all except possibly finitely many of the arithmetic members of a non-CM...
Suppose runners having nonzero distinct constant speeds run laps on a unit-length circular track. The Lonely Runner Conjecture states that there is a time at which a given runner is at distance at least from all the others. The conjecture has been already settled up to seven () runners while it is open for eight or more runners. In this paper the conjecture has been verified for four or more runners having some particular speeds using elementary tools.
Let P and Q be nonzero integers. The sequences of generalized Fibonacci and Lucas numbers are defined by U₀ = 0, U₁ = 1 and for n ≥ 1, and V₀ = 2, V₁ = P and for n ≥ 1, respectively. In this paper, we assume that P ≥ 1, Q is odd, (P,Q) = 1, Vₘ ≠ 1, and . We show that there is no integer x such that when m ≥ 1 and r is an even integer. Also we completely solve the equation for m ≥ 1 and r ≥ 1 when Q ≡ 7 (mod 8) and x is an even integer. Then we show that when P ≡ 3 (mod 4) and Q ≡ 1 (mod...
We prove the last of five outstanding conjectures made by R. M. Robinson from 1965 concerning small cyclotomic integers. In particular, given any cyclotomic integer β all of whose conjugates have absolute value at most 5, we prove that the largest such conjugate has absolute value of one of four explicit types given by two infinite classes and two exceptional cases. We also extend this result by showing that with the addition of one form, the conjecture is true for β with magnitudes up to 5 + 1/25....