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The density of polynomials of degree n over Zp having exactly r roots in Qp
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We determine the probability that a random polynomial of degree n over Zp has exactly r roots in Qp, and show that it is given by a rational function of p that is invariant under replacing p by 1/p.
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Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society
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0024-6115
1460-244X
1460-244X
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London Mathematical Society
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