The Relatively Prime Conjecture for factorial polynomials

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For a,b∈N2{\bf a},{\bf b}\in\mathbb N^2 with a≠b{\bf a}\ne{\bf b}, write c=a−b{\bf c}={\bf a}-{\bf b} and define, for n∈Nn\in\mathbb N,

Pa,b,n(X)=∑k=0n(b1n+c1k)!(b2n+c2k)!k!(n−k)!Xk.P_{{\bf a},{\bf b},n}(X)=\sum_{k=0}^n\frac{(b_1n+c_1k)!(b_2n+c_2k)!}{k!(n-k)!}X^k.

Relatively Prime Conjecture. For all such a,b{\bf a},{\bf b} and all n∈Nn\in\mathbb N, the polynomials Pa,b,n(X)P_{{\bf a},{\bf b},n}(X) and Pa,b,n+1(X)P_{{\bf a},{\bf b},n+1}(X) have no common zero in C{\mathbb C}. By the theorem preceding it, this is equivalent to the Strong Factorial Conjecture for polynomials in two variables consisting of two monomials. The paper proves several special cases, leaving the general assertion open.

References

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Eric Edo and Arno van den Essen, “The Strong Factorial Conjecture”, arXiv:1304.3956 (2013).

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