grandes-ecoles 2021 Q2.14

grandes-ecoles · France · x-ens-maths__pc Proof Deduction or Consequence from Prior Results
Let $z \in \stackrel{\circ}{\mathbb{D}}$. Using the result that for all $z \in \stackrel{\circ}{\mathbb{D}}$, $\ln|1-z| = -\operatorname{Re}\left(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{z^n}{n}\right)$, deduce that the Mahler measure of the polynomial $X - z$ is 1 and, in the case where $z \neq 0$, that of the polynomial $X - z^{-1}$ is $|z|^{-1}$.
Let $z \in \stackrel{\circ}{\mathbb{D}}$. Using the result that for all $z \in \stackrel{\circ}{\mathbb{D}}$, $\ln|1-z| = -\operatorname{Re}\left(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{z^n}{n}\right)$, deduce that the Mahler measure of the polynomial $X - z$ is 1 and, in the case where $z \neq 0$, that of the polynomial $X - z^{-1}$ is $|z|^{-1}$.