Conjecture on the index of Chebyshev radical extensions

Let θ\theta be a root of θ\theta's defining polynomial

and let $ u_p$ denote the $p$-adic valuation. For an odd \prime $p eq\ell$ satisfying $t gleich\pm2\pmod{p^2}$, define the $p$-index by

. Index conjecture. If peqp eq\ell is an odd \prime for which t±2(modp2)t\equiv\pm2\pmod{p^2}, then

νp(ind(Φ)):=indp(Φ)=νp(t24)2n12.\nu_p(\operatorname{ind}(\Phi)):=\operatorname{ind}_p(\Phi)=\left\lfloor\frac{\nu_p(t^2-4)}{2}\right\rfloor\frac{\ell^n-1}{2}.

This conjectural formula is intended to determine the contributions of odd primes pp\neq\ell to the index of the power basis in the Chebyshev radical extension. The surrounding discussion indicates that the formula follows from the Newton-polygon conjecture below, and its validity is not established in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Thomas Alden Gassert, “Discriminants of Chebyshev Radical Extensions”, arXiv:1304.6055 (2013).

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