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The expected number of zeros of a random system of $p$-adic polynomials

Authors :
Steven N. Evans
Source :
Electron. Commun. Probab. 11 (2006), 278-290
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

We study the simultaneous zeros of a random family of $d$ polynomials in $d$ variables over the $p$-adic numbers. For a family of natural models, we obtain an explicit constant for the expected number of zeros that lie in the $d$-fold Cartesian product of the $p$-adic integers. Considering models in which the maximum degree that each variable appears is $N$, this expected value is \[ p^{d \lfloor \log_p N \rfloor} (1 + p^{-1} + p^{-2} + ... + p^{-d})^{-1} \] for the simplest such model.<br />13 pages, no figures, revised to incorporate referees' comments

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Electron. Commun. Probab. 11 (2006), 278-290
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....87101bb3cca91ceaa29b8927952655cc