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The theory of cyclotomic period polynomials is developed for general periods of an arbitrary modulus, extending known results for the Gauss periods of prime modulus. Primes dividing the discriminant of the period polynomial are investigated, as are those primes dividing values of the period polynomial.
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Evans, R.J. Period polynomials for generalized cyclotomic periods. Manuscripta Math 40, 217–243 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01174877
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