Certain Diophantine Properties of the Mahler Measure

It is proved that a polynomial in several Mahler measures with positive rational coefficients is equal to an integer if and only if all these Mahler measures are integers. An estimate for the distance between a metric Mahler measure and an integer is obtained. Finally, it is proved that the ratio of two distinct Mahler measures of algebraic units is irrational.     

Zeta Mahler measures

We introduce the zeta Mahler measure with a complex parameter, whose derivative is a generalization of the classical Mahler measure. We study a fundamental theory of the zeta Mahler measure, including holomorphic regions and transformation formulas. We also express some specific examples of zeta Mahler measures in terms of hypergeometric functions.     

Mahler measures in a cubic field

We prove that every cyclic cubic extension E of the field of rational numbers contains algebraic numbers which are Mahler measures but not the Mahler measures of algebraic numbers lying in E. This extends the result of Schinzel who proved the same statement for every real quadratic field E. A corresponding conjecture is made for an arbitrary non-totally complex field E and some numerical examples are given. We also show that every natural power of a Mahler measure is a Mahler measure.     

On Numbers which are Mahler Measures

We investigate which algebraic numbers can be Mahler measures. Adler and Marcus showed that these must be Perron numbers. We prove that certain integer multiples of every Perron number are Mahler measures. The results of Boyd give some necessary conditions on Perron number to be a measure. These do not include reciprocal algebraic integers, so it would be of interest to find one which is not a Mahler measure. We prove a result in this direction. Finally, we show that for every non-negative integer k there is a cubic algebraic integer having norm 2 such that precisely the kth iteration of its Mahler measure is an integer.     

Mahler measures and computations with regulators

In this work we apply the techniques that were developed in [M.N. Lalín, An algebraic integration for Mahler measure, Duke Math. J. 138 (2007), in press] in order to study several examples of multivariable polynomials whose Mahler measure is expressed in terms of special values of the Riemann zeta function or Dirichlet L-series. The examples may be understood in terms of evaluations of regulators. Moreover, we apply the same techniques to the computation of generalized Mahler measures, in the sense of Gon and Oyanagi [Y. Gon, H. Oyanagi, Generalized Mahler measures and multiple sine functions, Internat. J. Math. 15 (5) (2004) 425-442].     

A study of inverse trigonometric integrals associated with three-variable Mahler measures, and some related identities

We prove several identities relating three-variable Mahler measures to integrals of inverse trigonometric functions. After deriving closed forms for most of these integrals, we obtain ten explicit formulas for three-variable Mahler measures. Several of these results generalize formulas due to Condon and Lalín. As a corollary, we also obtain three q-series expansions for the dilogarithm.     

Some families of links with divergent Mahler measure

In the following note we develop a method to prove that the Mahler Measure of the Jones polynomial of a family of links diverges. We apply this to several examples from the literature. We then use the W-polynomial to find the Kauffman Bracket of some families of Montesinos links and show that their Jones polynomials too have divergent Mahler measure.     

A formula for the Mahler measure of axy+bx+cy+d

We introduce a formula for the Mahler measure of axy+bx+cy+d with complex coefficients a,b,c, and d and give examples which demonstrate a connection with L-functions. We then prove a generalization of Maillot's formula when the coefficients are real. Next, we discuss operations on the coefficients which fix the Mahler measure. Finally, we prove an alternate formulation of the main result in order to calculate the Mahler measure of a two-parameter family of polynomials in three variables.     

On the Mahler measure of resultants in small dimensions

We prove that sparse resultants having Mahler measure equal to zero are those whose Newton polytope has dimension one. We then compute the Mahler measure of resultants in dimension two, and examples in dimension three and four. Finally, we show that sparse resultants are tempered polynomials. This property suggests that their Mahler measure may lead to special values of -functions and polylogarithms.     

New directions in algebraic dynamical systems

The logarithmic Mahler measure of certain multivariate polynomials occurs frequently as the entropy or the free energy of solvable lattice models (especially dimer models). It is also known that the entropy of an algebraic dynamical system is the logarithmic Mahler measure of the defining polynomial. The connection between the lattice models and the algebraic dynamical systems is still rather mysterious.     

Jones多项式的零点

利用数论理论证明了纽结的Jones多项式仅有可能的有理根是O,而链环的Jones多项式仅有可能的有理根是0和-1.给出了作为Jones多项式根的所有可能单位根,以及所有可能的具有平凡Mahler测度的Jones多项式.最后指出了交叉数不超过11的纽结中,只有4_1,8_9,9_(42),K11n19的Jones多项式具有平凡的Mahler测度,从而回答了林晓松提出的关于Mahler测度的一个问题.     

Mahler型函数值代数无关性的p-adic度量

本文给出Mahler型函数值代数无关性的p-adic度量.     

Polynomials with small Mahler measure

We describe several searches for polynomials with integer coefficients and small Mahler measure. We describe the algorithm used to test Mahler measures. We determine all polynomials with degree at most 24 and Mahler measure less than , test all reciprocal and antireciprocal polynomials with height 1 and degree at most 40, and check certain sparse polynomials with height 1 and degree as large as 181. We find a new limit point of Mahler measures near , four new Salem numbers less than , and many new polynomials with small Mahler measure. None has measure smaller than that of Lehmer's degree 10 polynomial.

     

Algebraic independence results for the values of certain Mahler functions and their application to infinite products

In this paper we establish algebraic independence criteria for the values at an algebraic point of Mahler functions each of which satisfies either a multiplicative type of functional equation or an additive one. As application we construct, using a linear recurrence sequence, an entire function defined by an infinite product such that its values as well as its all successive derivatives at algebraic points other than its zeroes are algebraically independent. Zeroes of such an entire function form a subsequence of the linear recurrence sequence. We prove the algebraic independency by reducing those values at algebraic points to those of Mahler functions.     

The Mahler Measure of the Rudin–Shapiro Polynomials

Littlewood polynomials are polynomials with each of their coefficients in \(\{-1,1\}\). A sequence of Littlewood polynomials that satisfies a remarkable flatness property on the unit circle of the complex plane is given by the Rudin–Shapiro polynomials. It is shown in this paper that the Mahler measure and the maximum modulus of the Rudin–Shapiro polynomials on the unit circle of the complex plane have the same size. It is also shown that the Mahler measure and the maximum norm of the Rudin–Shapiro polynomials have the same size even on not too small subarcs of the unit circle of the complex plane. Not even nontrivial lower bounds for the Mahler measure of the Rudin–Shapiro polynomials have been known before.     

满足Mahler型代数函数方程的函数值的p-adic超越度量

这篇文章给出了满足Mahler型代数函数方程的函数值的p-adic超越度量．     

Norms extremal with respect to the Mahler measure

In this paper, we introduce and study several norms which are constructed in order to satisfy an extremal property with respect to the Mahler measure. These norms are a natural generalization of the metric Mahler measure introduced by Dubickas and Smyth. We show that bounding these norms on a certain subspace implies Lehmer?s conjecture and in at least one case that the converse is true as well. We evaluate these norms on a class of algebraic numbers that include Pisot and Salem numbers, and for surds. We prove that the infimum in the construction is achieved in a certain finite dimensional space for all algebraic numbers in one case, and for surds in general, a finiteness result analogous to that of Samuels and Jankauskas for the t-metric Mahler measures.     

某些数的代数无关性

本文建立了具有不同参数的广义Ｍａｈｌｅｒ级数在代数点上的值的代数无关性．     

Mahler型函数值的代数无关度量

利用初等的结式方法研究满足多项式形式的函数方程组的Mahler型函数的零点估计,给出了满足非线性函数方程组的Mahler型函数在代数点值的代效无关度量．     

A new proof of Masser's vanishing theorem

We give a simple proof of Masser's vanishing theorem, which is important in investigating the algebraic independence of the values of Mahler functions.