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Composite rational functions which are powers*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

S. D. Cohen
S. D. Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow
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Synopsis

A description is given of the rational functions A(X), B(X) over a field Ω for which A(B(X)) is an nth power in Ω(X).

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 83 , Issue 1-2 , 1979 , pp. 11 - 16
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979

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