Ivan Shishkin, Rye (1878)

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Polynomial equation

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Let PC[X]P \in \mathbb{C}[X] such that P(X2)=P(X)2P(X^2) = P(X)^2

  1. If P=cRP=c \in \mathbb{R}
    c=c2    c(c1)=0    c{0,1}c = c^2 \implies c(c - 1) = 0 \implies c \in \{0, 1\}
  2. If PP is not constant, let n=deg(P)n=\deg(P)
    We find the leading coefficient of PP:
    Let ana_n be the leading coefficient of P(X)P(X). By comparing the leading coefficients on both sides of P(X2)=P(X)2P(X^2) = P(X)^2:
    an=an2    an{0,1}a_n = a_n^{2} \implies a_n \in \{0, 1\}Since deg(P)=n\deg(P)=n, an0a_{n} \neq 0.
    Therefore, an=1a_{n}=1

With the leading coefficient known, we can write, using the Euclidean division of P(X)P(X) by XnX^n:
P(X)=Xn+R(X)where deg(R)=q<nP(X) = X^n + R(X) \quad \text{where } \deg(R) = q < nSubstituting this into P(X2)=P(X)2P(X^2) = P(X)^2:
X2n+R(X2)=(Xn+R(X))2=X2n+2XnR(X)+R(X)2X^{2n} + R(X^2) = \left(X^n + R(X)\right)^2 = X^{2n} + 2X^n R(X) + R(X)^2Subtracting X2nX^{2n} from both sides gives:
R(X2)=2XnR(X)+R(X)2R(X^2) = 2X^n R(X) + R(X)^2Now, assume R0R \neq 0: The left-hand side has degree deg(R(X2))=2q\deg\left(R(X^2)\right) = 2q. On the right-hand side, deg(2XnR(X))=n+q\deg\left(2X^n R(X)\right) = n + q and deg(R(X)2)=2q\deg\left(R(X)^2\right) = 2q. Since q<nq < n, we have 2q<n+q2q < n + q, so the degree of the right-hand side is strictly n+qn + q. Equating the degrees:
2q=n+q    q=n2q = n + q \implies q = nThis contradicts the condition q<nq < n. Thus, we must have R=0R = 0, which implies P(X)=XnP(X) = X^n.

Conversely, if P=XnP=X^n, P(X2)=X2n=(Xn)2=(P(X))2P(X^2)=X^{2n}=(X^{n})^{2}=(P(X))^{2}

Conclusion: The set of all polynomial solutions in C[X]\mathbb{C}[X] is:
S={0}{XnnN}\mathcal{S} = \{0\} \cup \{X^n \mid n \in \mathbb{N}\}

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