Saturday, 30 July 2011

ac.commutative algebra - Do n-th Witt polynomials generate {P | P' is divisible by n} ?

EDIT: Proved it on my own. It easily follows from the Witt integrality theorem. Sorry for posting.



Let PinmathbbZleft[Xiright] be a polynomial (where Xi is a family of symbols that we use as indeterminates, for instance Xi=left(X1,X2,X3,...right)). Let ninmathbbN.



Prove or disprove that displaystylefracdeltadeltaxiPinnmathbbZleft[Xiright] for every xiinXi if and only if there exist polynomials PdinmathbbZleft[Xiright] for all divisors d of n such that displaystyleP=sumdmidndPn/dd.



A few remarks on this: The Longleftarrow direction is trivial. I can prove the Longrightarrow if n is a prime power.



PS. No, this does not help in proving the Witt integrality theorem, even if it is true.

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