Multiplicative independence conjecture for shifted roots of unity

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Let kk be an odd prime, and let ζk\zeta_k denote a primitive kk-th root of unity. For positive integers m,nm,n with m>nm>n, consider the algebraic integers −m+ζk-m+\zeta_k and −n+ζk-n+\zeta_k in Z[ζk]\mathbb{Z}[\zeta_k].

Multiplicative independence conjecture. The algebraic integers

−m+ζkand−n+ζk-m+\zeta_k\quad\text{and}\quad -n+\zeta_k

are multiplicatively independent.

This conjecture is the odd-prime case of the paper's goal of extending known multiplicative-independence results for bases of cyclotomic integer rings. The supplied source does not state whether this conjecture has been resolved.

References

Primary source

Manfred Madritsch and Volker Ziegler, “An infinite family of multiplicatively independent bases of number systems in cyclotomic number fields”, arXiv:1403.1673 (2014).

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