Arithmetic Aspects of Number Fields Generated by Polynomial Families

Abstract

Let $f(x)=(x^{k}+c)^{m}-ax^{n}\in\mathbb{Z}[x]$ be an irreducible polynomial over $\mathbb{Q}$, where $k,m,n\in\mathbb{N}$ with $km>n$, and let $K=\mathbb{Q}(\theta)$, where $\theta$ is a root of $f(x)$. We investigate the arithmetic properties of the number fields that arise from this family. We first obtain an explicit formula for the discriminant of $f(x)$. Using this formula, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the monogeneity of $f(x)$, expressed in terms of the prime divisors of $a$ and $c$ and the parameters $k,m,n$. This yields infinite families of monogenic polynomials of arbitrary degree, including families with a non-square-free discriminant. Building on these results, we extend our algebraic characterization to composite polynomials, establishing some explicit conditions for the monogeneity of the composition of $f(x)$ with an arbitrary polynomial $g(x)$. From an analytic point of view, we derive asymptotic estimates for the number of monogenic polynomials in these families under natural assumptions. We further study non-monogeneity via the field index $i(K)$ and, for each prime $p$, provide sufficient conditions ensuring $\nu_p(i(K))=1$, yielding partial progress toward a problem of Narkiewicz. We also highlight a connection with a class of differential equations naturally associated with $f(x)$. As an application, we determine the conditions under which the splitting field of $f(x)$ has a full symmetric Galois group. Several explicit examples illustrate our results.