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I am reading a proof of the transcendence of $pi$ but I am stucked with a problem on polynomials. The proof begins like that:



"Suppose ${beta _1},{beta _2}, ldots ,{beta _m}$ are the roots of an equation



$d{x^m} + {d_1}{x^{m - 1}} + ldots + {d_m} = 0$



with integral coefficients. Any symmetrical integral polynomial in



${dbeta _1},{dbeta _2}, ldots ,{dbeta _m}$



is an integral polynomial in



${d_1},{d_2}, ldots ,{d_m}$



and is therefore an integer."



Do someone have a proof please?



Of course it has to do with the fact that the roots have denominators that divide $d$, and they are either rational, or of the form $frac{a pm sqrt{b}}{c}$ (real or complex conjugate). And I can easily convince myself that in a symmetric polynomial of the roots the terms $left(sqrt{b}right)^n$ cancel each other; still I would like to find a nice proof.










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  • I assume $m = n$; am I right; otherwise, the degree of the polynomial and the number of roots don't match up! Cheers!
    – Robert Lewis
    yesterday








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    Yes sorry, it is $m$ everywhere.
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I am reading a proof of the transcendence of $pi$ but I am stucked with a problem on polynomials. The proof begins like that:



"Suppose ${beta _1},{beta _2}, ldots ,{beta _m}$ are the roots of an equation



$d{x^m} + {d_1}{x^{m - 1}} + ldots + {d_m} = 0$



with integral coefficients. Any symmetrical integral polynomial in



${dbeta _1},{dbeta _2}, ldots ,{dbeta _m}$



is an integral polynomial in



${d_1},{d_2}, ldots ,{d_m}$



and is therefore an integer."



Do someone have a proof please?



Of course it has to do with the fact that the roots have denominators that divide $d$, and they are either rational, or of the form $frac{a pm sqrt{b}}{c}$ (real or complex conjugate). And I can easily convince myself that in a symmetric polynomial of the roots the terms $left(sqrt{b}right)^n$ cancel each other; still I would like to find a nice proof.










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  • I assume $m = n$; am I right; otherwise, the degree of the polynomial and the number of roots don't match up! Cheers!
    – Robert Lewis
    yesterday








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    Yes sorry, it is $m$ everywhere.
    – Marco Perin
    yesterday














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I am reading a proof of the transcendence of $pi$ but I am stucked with a problem on polynomials. The proof begins like that:



"Suppose ${beta _1},{beta _2}, ldots ,{beta _m}$ are the roots of an equation



$d{x^m} + {d_1}{x^{m - 1}} + ldots + {d_m} = 0$



with integral coefficients. Any symmetrical integral polynomial in



${dbeta _1},{dbeta _2}, ldots ,{dbeta _m}$



is an integral polynomial in



${d_1},{d_2}, ldots ,{d_m}$



and is therefore an integer."



Do someone have a proof please?



Of course it has to do with the fact that the roots have denominators that divide $d$, and they are either rational, or of the form $frac{a pm sqrt{b}}{c}$ (real or complex conjugate). And I can easily convince myself that in a symmetric polynomial of the roots the terms $left(sqrt{b}right)^n$ cancel each other; still I would like to find a nice proof.










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I am reading a proof of the transcendence of $pi$ but I am stucked with a problem on polynomials. The proof begins like that:



"Suppose ${beta _1},{beta _2}, ldots ,{beta _m}$ are the roots of an equation



$d{x^m} + {d_1}{x^{m - 1}} + ldots + {d_m} = 0$



with integral coefficients. Any symmetrical integral polynomial in



${dbeta _1},{dbeta _2}, ldots ,{dbeta _m}$



is an integral polynomial in



${d_1},{d_2}, ldots ,{d_m}$



and is therefore an integer."



Do someone have a proof please?



Of course it has to do with the fact that the roots have denominators that divide $d$, and they are either rational, or of the form $frac{a pm sqrt{b}}{c}$ (real or complex conjugate). And I can easily convince myself that in a symmetric polynomial of the roots the terms $left(sqrt{b}right)^n$ cancel each other; still I would like to find a nice proof.







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  • I assume $m = n$; am I right; otherwise, the degree of the polynomial and the number of roots don't match up! Cheers!
    – Robert Lewis
    yesterday








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    Yes sorry, it is $m$ everywhere.
    – Marco Perin
    yesterday


















  • I assume $m = n$; am I right; otherwise, the degree of the polynomial and the number of roots don't match up! Cheers!
    – Robert Lewis
    yesterday








  • 1




    Yes sorry, it is $m$ everywhere.
    – Marco Perin
    yesterday
















I assume $m = n$; am I right; otherwise, the degree of the polynomial and the number of roots don't match up! Cheers!
– Robert Lewis
yesterday






I assume $m = n$; am I right; otherwise, the degree of the polynomial and the number of roots don't match up! Cheers!
– Robert Lewis
yesterday






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Yes sorry, it is $m$ everywhere.
– Marco Perin
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Yes sorry, it is $m$ everywhere.
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