Squarefree values of polynomial discriminants II

We determine the density of integral binary forms of given degree that have squarefree discriminant, proving for the first time that the lower density is positive. Furthermore, we determine the density of integral binary forms that cut out maximal orders in number fields. The latter proves, in parti...

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Main Authors: Manjul Bhargava, Arul Shankar, Xiaoheng Wang
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
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description We determine the density of integral binary forms of given degree that have squarefree discriminant, proving for the first time that the lower density is positive. Furthermore, we determine the density of integral binary forms that cut out maximal orders in number fields. The latter proves, in particular, an ‘arithmetic Bertini theorem’ conjectured by Poonen for ${\mathbb {P}}^1_{\mathbb {Z}}$ .
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spelling doaj-art-98e24901dab14d93b9eec8a1f0e400202025-08-20T02:30:43ZengCambridge University PressForum of Mathematics, Pi2050-50862025-01-011310.1017/fmp.2025.9Squarefree values of polynomial discriminants IIManjul Bhargava0Arul Shankar1Xiaoheng Wang2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-6932Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Fine Hall, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ 08544-1000, USA; E-mail:Department of Mathematics, Univerity of Toronto, 40 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2E4, Canada;Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; E-mail:We determine the density of integral binary forms of given degree that have squarefree discriminant, proving for the first time that the lower density is positive. Furthermore, we determine the density of integral binary forms that cut out maximal orders in number fields. The latter proves, in particular, an ‘arithmetic Bertini theorem’ conjectured by Poonen for ${\mathbb {P}}^1_{\mathbb {Z}}$ .https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2050508625000095/type/journal_article11N3511C0811R0911H06
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