The rational-root conjecture for Stern polynomials

Let Bn(t)B_n(t) denote the Stern polynomial associated with the positive integer nn. A rational number aa is a zero of Bn(t)B_n(t) if Bn(a)=0B_n(a)=0 for some positive integer nn. The rational-root conjecture. If aQa\in\mathbb{Q} and there exists a positive integer nn such that Bn(a)=0B_n(a)=0, then

a1,1/2,1/3,0.a\in\\{-1,-1/2,-1/3,0\\}.

This conjecture asserts that the displayed four values exhaust the rational zeros occurring among Stern polynomials; the supplied text gives no resolution beyond numerical and related computational evidence.

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Maciej Ulas and Oliwia Ulas, “On certain arithmetic properties of Stern polynomials”, arXiv:1102.5109 (2011).

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