A086967 Number of distinct zeros of x^5-x-1 mod prime(n).

0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 1, 3, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 0, 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1

Offset

1,7

Comments

For the prime modulus 19, the polynomial can be factored as (x+6)^2 (x^3+7x^2+13x+10), showing that x=13 is a zero of multiplicity 2. For the prime modulus 151, the polynomial can be factored as (x+9) (x+39)^2 (x^2+64x+61), showing that x=112 is a zero of multiplicity 2. The discriminant of the polynomial is 2869=19*151. - T. D. Noe, Aug 12 2004

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..100.

J.-P. Serre, On a theorem of Jordan, Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 40 (No. 4, 2003), 429-440, see p. 435.

Mathematica

Table[p=Prime[n]; cnt=0; Do[If[Mod[x^5-x-1, p]==0, cnt++ ], {x, 0, p-1}]; cnt, {n, 100}] (from T. D. Noe)

Crossrefs

Cf. A086937, A086965, A086966.

Sequence in context: A282778 A342788 A059883 * A098490 A247138 A212627

Adjacent sequences: A086964 A086965 A086966 * A086968 A086969 A086970

Keyword

nonn

Author

N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 24 2003

Extensions

More terms from T. D. Noe, Sep 24 2003

Status

approved