A New Family of Palindromic Polynomials Generating Salem Numbers

IntroductionThis note continues a series of articles previously published on Zenodo:• “A Family of Irreducible Polynomials of Degrees 6 to 62 and Corresponding Salem Numbers”, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18937620;• “A Family of Salem Polynomials of Degrees 4 to 42 and Corresponding Salem Numbers”,DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18940454.Here we exhibit another infinite family of palindromic polynomials that give rise to Salemnumbers. The family is parameterized by an integer 𝑘 ≥ 2 and is obtained through a simplealgorithmic procedure which the author prefers not to disclose at this stage; it can be madeavailable to interested researchers on request. All polynomials listed below have been rigorouslychecked with SageMath, confirming that they satisfy the Salem criteria. The computations alsobenefitted from the conversational assistance of DeepSeek.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-03-12
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18982931
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semigroups and automata theory
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A New Family of Palindromic Polynomials Generating Salem Numbers

Emma Helmdach
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
semigroups and automata theory
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A New Family of Palindromic Polynomials Generating Salem Numbers

Emma Helmdach
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IntroductionThis note continues a series of articles previously published on Zenodo:• “A Family of Irreducible Polynomials of Degrees 6 to 62 and Corresponding Salem Numbers”, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18937620;• “A Family of Salem Polynomials of Degrees 4 to 42 and Corresponding Salem Numbers”,DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18940454.Here we exhibit another infinite family of palindromic polynomials that give rise to Salemnumbers. The family is parameterized by an integer 𝑘 ≥ 2 and is obtained through a simplealgorithmic procedure which the author prefers not to disclose at this stage; it can be madeavailable to interested researchers on request. All polynomials listed below have been rigorouslychecked with SageMath, confirming that they satisfy the Salem criteria. The computations alsobenefitted from the conversational assistance of DeepSeek.

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