Polynomials, Symmetry, and Dynamics: an Undertaking in Aesthetics
We give an effective characterization theorem for integral monic irreducible polynomials of degree whose Galois groups over are Frobenius groups with kernel of order and complement of prime order.
The notion of a closed polynomial over a field of zero characteristic was introduced by Nowicki and Nagata. In this paper we discuss possible ways to define an analog of this notion over fields of positive characteristic. We are mostly interested in conditions of maximality of the algebra generated by a polynomial in a respective family of rings. We also present a modification of the condition of integral closure and discuss a condition involving partial derivatives.
Let f(x) be a complex rational function. We study conditions under which f(x) cannot be written as the composition of two rational functions which are not units under the operation of function composition. In this case, we say that f(x) is prime. We give sufficient conditions for complex rational functions to be prime in terms of their degrees and their critical values, and we also derive some conditions for the case of complex polynomials.