Math Department (Thesis/2012-13)

Commuting Polynomials

Under the direction of: Karl Zimmermann

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It is well known that polynomials commute under addition and multiplication, but not (necessarily) under composition of functions. In fact, you may have to think for a while before finding an example of two distinct polynomials, $f(x) and g(x)$, for which $f\big(g(x)\big) = g\big(f(x)\big)$. For this topic, the goal is to find examples of commuting polynomials and to learn about the properties these polynomials satisfy.

For a one-term thesis, the only prerequisite is Math 199. For a two-term thesis, it would be helpful (but not essential) to have taken Math 330.

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