Polynomial height reduction conjecture for fixed degree and discriminant

Let fZ[X]f\in\mathbb{Z}[X] be a polynomial, respectively a monic polynomial, of degree n4n\geq 4, respectively n3n\geq 3, with discriminant D0D\ne 0. Here H(g)H(g) denotes the height of a polynomial gg, and GL2(Z)GL_2(\mathbb{Z})-equivalence, respectively Z\mathbb{Z}-equivalence, is the equivalence relation used for general, respectively monic, integral polynomials. Polynomial height reduction conjecture. Then ff is GL2(Z)GL_2(\mathbb{Z})-equivalent, respectively Z\mathbb{Z}-equivalent, to a polynomial, respectively monic polynomial, gg such that

H(g)c6(n)Dc7(n),H(g)\leq c_6(n)|D|^{c_7(n)},

where c6(n)c_6(n) and c7(n)c_7(n) depend only on nn. The conjecture predicts polynomial, rather than exponential, dependence on the absolute discriminant; it is motivated by effective bounds available when the splitting field is fixed, while the general case remains open.

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Jan-Hendrik Evertse and Kálmán Győry, “Effective reduction theory of integral polynomials of given non-zero discriminant and its applications”, arXiv:2409.02627 (2025).

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