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The irreducibility of some level 1 Hecke polynomials

Author(s): D. W. Farmer; K. James.
Journal: Math. Comp. 71 (2002), 1263-1270.
MSC (2000): Primary 11F11
Posted: June 22, 2001
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Abstract:

Let $T_{p,k}(x)$ be the characteristic polynomial of the Hecke operator $T_{p}$ acting on the space of level 1 cusp forms $S_{k}(1)$. We show that $T_{p,k}(x)$is irreducible and has full Galois group over  $\mathbf{Q}$for $k\le 2000$ and $p<2000$, $p$ prime.

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Additional Information:

D. W. Farmer
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837
Email: farmer@bucknell.edu

K. James
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0975
Email: kevja@clemson.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-01-01375-8
PII: S 0025-5718(01)01375-8
Received by editor(s): January 6, 2000
Received by editor(s) in revised form: September 4, 2000
Posted: June 22, 2001
Additional Notes: The research of the first author was supported in part by the American Institute of Mathematics. We thank the referee for many helpful comments
Copyright of article: Copyright 2001, American Mathematical Society

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