OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
P = 2*T_8(x/2), where T_8(x) is the degree 8 Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind.
For zeros in this sequence see A136362.
LINKS
Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics, Chebyshev Polynomial of the First Kind
EXAMPLE
Galois group of P+6 = x^8 - 8*x^6 + 20*x^4 - 16*x^2 + 8 is group 6 of degree 8 in MAGMA Transitive Group Identification, permutation group acting on a set of cardinality 8 with two generators, isomorphic to dihedral group D(8); it has index 2520 in symmetric group Sym(8) and order 16. Hence a(6) = 16.
a(34) = 0 since P+34 = x^8 - 8*x^6 + 20*x^4 - 16*x^2 + 36 = (x^4 - 8*x^2 + 18)*(x^4 + 2) is not irreducible.
PROG
(Magma) Zx<x>:=PolynomialRing(Integers()); T:=Coefficients(ChebyshevT(8)); P:=Zx ! [ 2^(2-i)*T[i]: i in [1..#T] ]; [ IsIrreducible(f) select Order(GaloisGroup(f)) else 0 where f is P+n: n in [0..70] ]; /* Klaus Brockhaus, Dec 27 2007 */
(Magma) Q:=RationalField(); R<x>:=PolynomialRing(Q); f:=x^8 - 8*x^6 + 20*x^4 - 16*x^2 + 1; for n in {0 .. 30} do f:=f+1; if IsIrreducible(f) then Order(GaloisGroup(f)); else 0; end if; end for; /* N. J. A. Sloane, Dec 28 2007 */
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Artur Jasinski, Dec 23 2006
EXTENSIONS
Edited and extended by Klaus Brockhaus, Dec 27 2007
STATUS
approved