Conjecture on the index of Chebyshev radical extensions

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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 peqℓp eq\ell is an odd \prime for which t≡±2(modp2)t\equiv\pm2\pmod{p^2}, then

νp(ind⁡(Φ)):=ind⁡p(Φ)=⌊νp(t2−4)2⌋ℓn−12.\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 p≠ℓp\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.

References

Primary source

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

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