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    Reducibility of polynomials f(x,y)f(x,y) modulo pp

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    We consider absolutely irreducible polynomials fZ[x,y]f \in Z[x,y] with degx(f)=m\deg_x(f)=m, degy(f)=n\deg_y(f)=n and height HH. We show that for any prime pp with p>cmnH2mn+n1p>c_{mn} H^{2mn+n-1} the reduction fmodpf \bmod p is also absolutely irreducible. Furthermore if the Bouniakowsky conjecture is true we show that there are infinitely many absolutely irreducible polynomials fZ[x,y]f \in Z[x,y] which are reducible mod pp where pp is a prime with p>H2mp>H^{2m}.Comment: Latex, 7 page
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