The Mahler measure of a monic polynomial $F$ with integer coefficients, is defined to be the product of the absolute values of those roots of $F$ that lie outside, or on, the unit circle. For example, the Mahler measure of $x-1$ is 1. Lehmer, in 1933, found a tenth degree polynomial with Mahler measure approximately 1.176 and he conjectured that no polynomial exists with Mahler measure between 1 and 1.176. His conjecture is to this day one of the famous open problems in Number Theory and no amount of computing power has been able to improve on his bound. In this talk we will look at the history of the topic as well as its connections to Coxeter polynomials.
Host University: La Trobe University
Seminar Convener: Dr Pambos Evripidou (La Trobe University)
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