The Mahler Measure of Algebraic Numbers: a Survey
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A survey of results for Mahler measure of algebraic numbers, and one-variable polynomials with integer coefficients is presented. Related results on the maximum modulus of the conjugates (‘house’) of an algebraic integer are also discussed. Some generalisations are also mentioned, though not to Mahler measure of polynomials in more than one variable.
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