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arxiv: 0709.2289 · v1 · submitted 2007-09-14 · 🧮 math.NT

Asymptotic valuations of sequences satisfying first order recurrences

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Let t[n] be a sequence that satisfies a first order homogeneous recurrence t[n] = Q[n]*t[n-1], where Q is a polynomial with integer coefficients. The asymptotic behavior of the p-adic valuation of t[n] is described under the assumption that all the roots of Q in Z/pZ have nonvanishing derivative.

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