[math-fun] Schinzel-Zassenhaus conjecture
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<< The problem Dimitrov solved, known as the Schinzel-Zassenhaus conjecture, is about the geometry of values of polynomials. >> Quanta has already taken one pasting over another recent article by this journalist, and it seems a shame to find myself joining in the chorus of disapproval. So just in case anybody else becomes as confused as myself by the time I reached this low point, I'll restrain myself to remarking that the conjecture under discussion turns out to concern the _roots_ of polynomials with _integer_ coefficients. Heaven help any layman trying to make sense of the text as it stands ... WFL On 6/17/20, Ray Tayek <rtayek@ca.rr.com> wrote:
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In case anyone is interested, here is a recent talk that Dimitrov gave about it via zoom: https://video.ias.edu/puias/2020/0611-VesselinDimitrov On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:43 PM Fred Lunnon <fred.lunnon@gmail.com> wrote:
<< The problem Dimitrov solved, known as the Schinzel-Zassenhaus conjecture, is about the geometry of values of polynomials. >>
Quanta has already taken one pasting over another recent article by this journalist, and it seems a shame to find myself joining in the chorus of disapproval. So just in case anybody else becomes as confused as myself by the time I reached this low point, I'll restrain myself to remarking that the conjecture under discussion turns out to concern the _roots_ of polynomials with _integer_ coefficients.
Heaven help any layman trying to make sense of the text as it stands ...
WFL
On 6/17/20, Ray Tayek <rtayek@ca.rr.com> wrote:
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Here's the paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.12545 On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 7:06 AM Victor Miller <victorsmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
In case anyone is interested, here is a recent talk that Dimitrov gave about it via zoom: https://video.ias.edu/puias/2020/0611-VesselinDimitrov
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:43 PM Fred Lunnon <fred.lunnon@gmail.com> wrote:
<< The problem Dimitrov solved, known as the Schinzel-Zassenhaus conjecture, is about the geometry of values of polynomials. >>
Quanta has already taken one pasting over another recent article by this journalist, and it seems a shame to find myself joining in the chorus of disapproval. So just in case anybody else becomes as confused as myself by the time I reached this low point, I'll restrain myself to remarking that the conjecture under discussion turns out to concern the _roots_ of polynomials with _integer_ coefficients.
Heaven help any layman trying to make sense of the text as it stands ...
WFL
On 6/17/20, Ray Tayek <rtayek@ca.rr.com> wrote:
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Caption of the image on top: "Just as a magnetic field pushes apart iron filings, ..." Oh dear. Best regards, jj * Ray Tayek <rtayek@ca.rr.com> [Jun 19. 2020 17:45]:
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