In this talk we address an open question in arithmetic dynamics regarding the frequency of primes modulo which all the iterates of a polynomial remain irreducible. More precisely, for a class of integer polynomials $f$, which in particular includes all quadratic polynomials, we show that, under some natural conditions, the set of primes $p$ such that all iterates of $f$ are irreducible modulo $p$ is of relative density zero. Our results rely on a combination of analytic (Selberg's sieve) and Diophantine (finiteness of solutions to certain hyperelliptic equations) tools, which we will briefly describe. Joint wok with Laszlo M\’ e rai and Igor Shparlinski (2021, 2024).
Links:
[1] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/taxonomy/term/39
[2] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/node/3444
[3] https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/de/node/246