Mathematics – Number Theory
Scientific paper
2004-08-23
Mathematics
Number Theory
Latex file; 18 pages
Scientific paper
Given a fixed number field K, we give non-trivial lower bounds for the
distance between the conjugates of any number a from K in terms of the Mahler
measure M(a) of a. In the case that K is a cubic field, our bound is best
possible in terms of M(a). Our proof is based on Roth's theorem.
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