On Geary’s theorem for the field of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic numbers

Let ?_p, where p > 2, be a field of p-adic numbers. We consider two independent identically distributed random variables with values in ?_p and distribution μ with a continuous density. We prove that the sum and the squared difference of these random variables are independent if and only if μ is an idempotent distribution, i.e., a shift of the Haar distribution of a compact subgroup of the additive group of the field ?_p.     

On periodic p-adic distributions

In this paper we introduce a notion of periodic p-adic distribution defined on ? _p — the set of p-adic integers. This periodicity depends on a partition of ? _p . For several concrete partitions we describe corresponding periodic p-adic distributions. Moreover, we construct a periodic p-adic measure.     

p-Adic valued quantization

This review covers an important domain of p-adic mathematical physics — quantum mechanics with p-adic valued wave functions. We start with basic mathematical constructions of this quantum model: Hilbert spaces over quadratic extensions of the field of p-adic numbers ? _p , operators — symmetric, unitary, isometric, one-parameter groups of unitary isometric operators, the p-adic version of Schrödinger’s quantization, representation of canonical commutation relations in Heisenberg andWeyl forms, spectral properties of the operator of p-adic coordinate.We also present postulates of p-adic valued quantization. Here observables as well as probabilities take values in ? _p . A physical interpretation of p-adic quantities is provided through approximation by rational numbers.     

On the representation of integers by p-adic diagonal forms

Let p be an odd prime, let d be a positive integer such that (d,p?1)=1, let r denote the p-adic valuation of d and let m=1+3+3²+…+3^r. It is shown that for every p-adic integer n the equation Σ_i=1^mX_i^d=n has a nontrivial p-adic solution. It is also shown that for all p-adic units a₁, a₂, a₃, a₄ and all p-adic integers n the equation Σ_i=1⁴a_iX_i^p=n has a nontrivial p-adic solution. A corollary to each of these results is that every p-adic integer is a sum of four pth powers of p-adic integers.     

Équivalence rationnelle sur les hypersurfaces cubiques de mauvaise réduction

This article consists of two independent, but related, parts. The first one proves the vanishing of the Chow group of classes of zero-cycles of degree zero modulo rational equivalence for a cubic hypersurface of dimension ?10 on a p-adic or C₂ field (and, in fact, the R-triviality of such a hypersurface). This is done without the assumption of good reduction (or even smoothness). The second part goes in the other direction and gives an explicit example of a smooth cubic hypersurface of dimension 3 (necessarily of bad reduction) on a field such as C((ν,t)) (or C((ν))((t))) whose Chow group of classes of zero-cycles of degree zero modulo rational equivalence does not vanish.     

Some 3-adic congruences for binomial sums

We prove some 3-adic congruences for binomial sums,which were conjectured by Zhi-Wei Sun.For example,for any integer m≡1(mod 3)and any positive integer n,we have31n n.1Xk=01mk 2k kmin{3(n),3(m.1).1},where 3(n)denotes the 3-adic order of n.In our proofs,we use several auxiliary combinatorial identities and a series converging to 0 over the 3-adic field.     

Kato’s Euler system and rational points on elliptic curves I: A p-adic Beilinson formula

This article is the first in a series devoted to Kato’s Euler system arising from p-adic families of Beilinson elements in the K-theory of modular curves. It proves a p-adic Beilinson formula relating the syntomic regulator (in the sense of Coleman-de Shalit and Besser) of certain distinguished elements in the K-theory of modular curves to the special values at integer points ≥ 2 of the Mazur-Swinnerton-Dyer p-adic L-function attached to cusp forms of weight 2. When combined with the explicit relation between syntomic regulators and p-adic étale cohomology, this leads to an alternate proof of the main results of [Br2] and [Ge] which is independent of Kato’s explicit reciprocity law.     

p-adic physics below and above planck scales

We present a review and also new possible applications of p-adic numbers to pre-space-time physics. It is shown that instead of the extension IRⁿ → Q_pⁿ, which is usually implied in p-adic quantum field theory, it is possible to build a model based on the IRⁿ → Q_p, where p=n+2 extension and get rid of loop divergences. It is also shown that the concept of mass naturally arises in p-adic models as inverse transition probability with a dimensional constant of proportionality.     

Stark-Heegner points on modular Jacobians

We present a construction which lifts Darmon's Stark-Heegner points from elliptic curves to certain modular Jacobians. Let N be a positive integer and let p be a prime not dividing N. Our essential idea is to replace the modular symbol attached to an elliptic curve E of conductor Np with the universal modular symbol for Γ₀(Np). We then construct a certain torus T over Qp and lattice L⊂T, and prove that the quotient T/L is isogenous to the maximal toric quotient J₀(Np)^p-new of the Jacobian of X₀(Np). This theorem generalizes a conjecture of Mazur, Tate, and Teitelbaum on the p-adic periods of elliptic curves, which was proven by Greenberg and Stevens. As a by-product of our theorem, we obtain an efficient method of calculating the p-adic periods of J₀(Np)^p-new.     

Integral Representations and the Behavior of Krasner Analytic Functions Around Singular Points

Given a prime number p and K a compact subset of ? _p , the topological completion of the algebraic closure of the field of p-adic numbers, we are interested in integral representations for a class of Krasner analytic functions defined on ${\mathbb{P}}^1({\mathbb{C}}_p)\setminus K$ with values in ${\mathbb{P}}^1({\mathbb{C}}_p)$ . We apply these results to study the behavior of Krasner analytic functions around singular points.     

p-Adic dynamics and angle doubling

We consider the squaring map over the p-adic numbers for an odd prime p, and study its symbolic dynamics on the unit circle in ? _p , the p-adic integers. When the map is restricted to the set of squares, we show an equivalence to angle doubling (mod 1) for rational angles. For primes p ≡ 3 (mod 4), this map may be represented as a unitary permutation matrix of the type used in quantum phase estimation.     

On the Zeros of Krasner Analytic Functions

Given a prime number p and a compact subset X of the topological completion ? _p of the algebraic closure of the field of p-adic numbers, we study the set of zeros of Krasner analytic functions defined on ?¹(? _p ) \ X with values in ? _p .     

p-Adic invariant summation of some p-adic functional series

We consider summation of some finite and infinite functional p-adic series with factorials. In particular, we are interested in the infinite series which are convergent for all primes p, and have the same integer value for an integer argument. In this paper, we present rather large class of such p-adic functional series with integer coefficients which contain factorials. By recurrence relations, we constructed sequence of polynomials A _k (n; x) which are a generator for a few other sequences also relevant to some problems in number theory and combinatorics.     

Least quadratic non-residues in algebraic number fields

Let νp denote a totally positive integer of an algebraic number field K such that νp is a least quadratic non-residue modulo a prime ideal p of K, least in the sense that N(νp) is minimal. Then the following result is shown: For x ≥ 2 and ε > 0,

$\text{|p;Np?x}\text{and}\text{N(vp)>Np}{}^{\mathrm{\epsilon }}\text{|=O}{}_{\mathrm{\epsilon }}\text{(}\text{log log}\text{3x).}$

     

On The Postulation of The Multiples of The Nodes for Generic Nodal Curves on Generic Rational Surfaces

Fix integers x > 0, m₁ ≥ … ≥ ^m _x > 0 and P₁,…,P_x ∈ P² such that no 3 of them are collinear. Let C ? P² a “ general ” degree d plane curve with an ordinary point with multiplicity m _i at each P _i and y further singularities which are ordinary nodes. Fix any A ? Sing(C){P₁,…, P_x} and any integer m > 0. Here we study the postulation of the fat points m A ? ∪_Q∈AmQ.     

Singularities of algebraic subvarieties and problems of birational geometry

We investigate 2-periodic points of a certain class of dynamical systems defined over the field of p-adic numbers. We determine the topological properties of these points and the nature of the smallest finite extension in which the periodic points reside.     

Classification of three-dimensional solvable <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic Leibniz algebras

The present paper is devoted to the study of low dimensional Leibniz algebras over the field of p-adic numbers. The classification up to isomorphism of three-dimensional Lie algebras over the integer p-adic numbers is already known [8]. Here, we extend this classification to solvable Lie and non-Lie Leibniz algebras over the field of p-adic numbers.     

Model of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Adic Random Walk in a Potential

We consider the p-adic random walk model in a potential which can be viewed as a generalization of p-adic random walk models used for describing protein conformational dynamics. This model is based on the Kolmogorov-Feller equations for the distribution function defined on the field of p-adic numbers in which the transition rate depends on ultrametric distance between the transition points as well as on function of potential violating the spatial homogeneity of a random process. This equation which will be called the equation of p-adic random walk in a potential, is equivalent to the equation of p-adic random walk with modified measure and reaction source. With a special choice of a power-law potential the last equation is shown to have an exact analytic solution. We find the analytic solution of the Cauchy problem for such equation with an initial condition, whose support lies in the ring of integer p-adic numbers.We also examine the asymptotic behaviour of the distribution function for large times. It is shown that in the limit t→∞ the distribution function tends to the equilibrium solution according to the law, which is bounded from above and below by power laws with the same exponent. Our principal conclusion is that the introduction of a potential in the model of p-adic random walk conserves the power-law behaviour of relaxation curves for large times.     

Rational approximation with varying weights I

We investigate two problems concerning uniform approximation by weighted rationals {w ⁿr_n～ _∞ ⁿ⁼¹ }, wherer _n=p_n Namely, forw(x):=e ^x we prove that uniform convergence to 1 ofw ⁿr_n is not possible on any interval [0,a] witha>2π. Forw(x):=x ^?, ?>1, we show that uniform convergence to 1 ofw ⁿr_n is not possible on any interval [b, 1] withb<tan ⁴(π(??1)/4?). (The latter result can be interpreted as a rational analogue of results concerning “incomplete polynomials.”) More generally, for α≥0, β≥0, α+β>0, we investigate forw(x)=e ^x andw(x)=x ^?, the possibility of approximation byw ⁿ p_n/q_n～ _∞ ⁿ⁼¹ , where depp _n≤αn, degq _n≤βn. The analysis utilizes potential theoretic methods. These are essentially sharp results though this will not be established in this paper.