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Algebraic independence of certain numbers

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In this note the algebraic independence of values of general Mahler series with different parameters at algebraic points is established.

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Supported by the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation and the National Natural Science Foundation of China

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Chen, Y., Zhu, Y. Algebraic independence of certain numbers. Acta Math Sinica 15, 507–514 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-999-0082-4

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