Lower bound on height of algebraic numbers and low lying zeros of the Dedekind zeta-function

Abstract

In this paper, we establish lower bounds on Weil height of algebraic integers in terms of the low lying zeros of the Dedekind zeta-function. As a result, we prove Lehmer's conjecture for certain infinite non-Galois extensions conditional on GRH. We also introduce and study a condition on prime ideals with small norms for arbitrary infinite extensions, in the spirit of a prime splitting condition for infinite Galois extensions introduced by E. Bombieri and U. Zannier.