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The index of a monic irreducible polynomial $f(x)\in\mathbb{Z}[x]$ having a root $\theta$ is the index $[\mathbb{Z}_K:\mathbb{Z}[\theta]]$, where $\mathbb{Z}_K$ is the ring of algebraic integers of the number field $K=\mathbb{Q}(\theta)$. If $[\mathbb{Z}_K:\mathbb{Z}[\theta]]=1$, then $f(x)$ is monogenic. In this paper, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for a monic irreducible power compositional polynomial $f(x^k)$ belonging to $\mathbb{Z}[x]$, to be monogenic. As an application of our results, for a polynomial $f(x)=x^d+A\cdot h(x)\in\mathbb{Z}[x],$ with $d>1, \operatorname{deg} h(x)

Let $f(x)=x^n+ax^2+bx+c \in \Z[x]$ be an irreducible polynomial with $b^2=4ac$ and let $K=\Q(\theta)$ be an algebraic number field defined by a complex root $\theta$ of $f(x)$. Let $\Z_K$ deonote the ring of algebraic integers of $K$. The aim of this paper is to provide the necessary and sufficient conditions involving only $a,c$ and $n$ for a given prime $p$ to divide the index of the subgroup $\Z[\theta]$ in $\Z_K$. As a consequence, we provide families of monogenic algebraic number fields. Further, when $\Z_K \neq \Z[\theta]$, we determine explicitly the index $[\Z_K : \Z[\theta]]$ in some cases.

Let $f(x)=x^7+ax+b$ be an irreducible polynomial having integer coefficients and $K=\mathbb{Q}(\theta)$ be an algebraic number field generated by a root $\theta$ of $f(x)$. In the present paper, for every rational prime $p$, our objective is to determine the necessary and sufficient conditions involving only $a,~b$ so that $p$ is a divisor of the index of the field $K$. In particular, we provide sufficient conditions on $a$ and $b$, for which $K$ is non-monogenic. In a special case, we show that if either $8$ divides both $a\pm1$, $b$ or $32$ divides both $a+4$, $b$, then $K$ is non-monogenic. We illustrate our results through examples., Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2011.14348

Background and Purpose: Various 'positive-contrast' neurographic methods have been investigated for imaging the extracranial course of the facial nerve. However, nerve visibility can be inconsistent with these sequences and may depend on the composition of the parotid gland, limiting consistent identification. To address this, we describe and evaluate a 'negative-contrast' method for imaging of the extracranial facial nerve using three-dimensional variable flip angle turbo spin echo (VFA-TSE) imaging. We investigate strategies for further optimization, including parotid-specific VFA-TSE optimization and the use of gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA). Materials and Methods: 6 healthy volunteers and 10 patients with parotid tumors underwent VFA-TSE and double echo steady state (DESS) imaging of the extracranial facial nerve at 3T. The main trunk, divisions and branches of the extracranial facial nerve were manually segmented by three radiologists, enabling CNR and Hausdorff distance computation and confidence scoring. CNR, Hausdorff distance and confidence scores were compared between sequences and between pre- and post-contrast imaging to evaluate the effect of GBCA. Results: CNR, Hausdorff distances and confidence scores were superior for VFA-TSE compared to DESS imaging. GBCA administration produced a further increase in CNR of nerve against parotid and improved differentiation of nerve from tumor. Conclusion: Imaging of the extracranial facial nerve with VFA-TSE depicts the nerve as a low signal structure ('black nerve') against the high signal parotid parenchyma ('white parotid') and outperforms positive-contrast DESS imaging in terms of CNR, segmentation consistency and confidence. GBCA further increases negative contrast and improves differentiation of nerve from tumor., Comment: 31 pages, 6 figures

Let $K=\mathbb Q(\theta)$ be an algebraic number field with $\theta$ a root of an irreducible trinomial $f(x)=x^6+ax+b$ belonging to $\mathbb{Z}[x]$. In this paper, for each prime number $p$ we compute the highest power of $p$ dividing the discriminant of $K$ in terms of the prime powers dividing $a,~b$ and discriminant of $f(x)$. An explicit $p$-integral basis of $K$ is also given for each prime $p$ and a method is described to obtain an integral basis of $K$ from these $p$-integral bases which is illustrated with examples., Comment: 46 pages, 1 figure

We report the results of density functional theory (DFT) based calculations on monolayer and bilayer green phosphorene and their heterostructures with MoSe2. Both monolayer and bilayer green phosphorene are direct band gap semiconductors and possess anisotropic carrier mobility as high as 10^{4} cm^{2}V^{-1}s^{-1}. In bilayers, pressure of about 9 GPa induces the semiconductor-metal transition. Moreover, the band gap depends strongly on the thickness of the films and the external electric field. By employing strain-engineering under suitable solution conditions, monolayer and AC-stacked bilayer green phosphorene offer the band edge alignments which can be used for water splitting. The upper limit of the power conversion efficiencies for monolayer, AB- and AC-stacked bilayer green phosphorene heterostructures with MoSe_{2} is calculated to be 18-21 %. Our results show the possibility of green phosphorene to be used as photocatalytic and photovoltaic material in the energy-related applications., Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables

A few-layer black phosphorene has recently gained significant interest in the scientific community. In this paper, we consider several polymorphs of phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) and employ deformation potential theory within the effective mass approximation together with density functional theory to investigate their structural, mechanical and electronic properties. The results show that stability of PNRs strongly depends on the direction along which they can be cut from 2D counterpart. PNRs also exhibit a wide range of line stiffness ranging from 6x10^10 eV/m to 18x10^11 eV/m which has little dependence on the edge passivation. Likewise, the calculated electronic properties of PNRs display them to be either narrow-gap semiconductor (Eg < 1 eV) or wide-gap semiconductor (Eg > 1 eV). The carrier mobility of PNRs is found to be comparable to that of the black phosphorene. Some of the PNRs show n-type (p-type) semiconducting character owing to their higher electron (hole) mobility. Passivation of the edges leads to n-type <-> p-type transition in many of the PNRs considered. The predicted novel characteristics of PNRs with a wide range of mechanical and electronic properties make PNRs to be potentially suitable for the use in nanoscale devices., Comment: 20 pages, 5 figures, 1 table

The van der Waals heterostructures of allotropes of phosphorene (${\alpha}$- and $\beta-P$) with MoSe2 (H-, T-, ZT- and SO-MoSe2) are investigated in the framework of state-of-the-art density functional theory. The semiconducting heterostructures, $\beta$-P /H-MoSe2 and ${\alpha}$-P / H-MoSe2, forms anti-type structures with type I and type II band alignments, respectively, whose bands are tunable with external electric field. ${\alpha}$-P / ZT-MoSe2 and ${\alpha}$-P / SO-MoSe2 form ohmic semiconductor-metal contacts while Schottky barrier in $\beta$-P / T-MoSe2 can be reduced to zero by external electric field to form ohmic contact which is useful to realize high-performance devices. Simulated STM images of given heterostructures reveal that ${\alpha}$-P can be used as a capping layer to differentiate between various allotropes of underlying MoSe2. The dielectric response of considered heterostructures is highly anisotropic in terms of lateral and vertical polarization. The tunable electronic and dielectric response of van der Waals phosphorene/MoSe2 heterostructure may find potentials applications in the fabrication of optoelectronic devices., Comment: 27 pages, 7 figures, 1 table