Parity-induced Selmer growth for symplectic, ordinary families

Let p be an odd prime, and let K/K₀ be a quadratic extension of number fields. Denote by K_± the maximal Zp-power extensions of K that are Galois over K₀, with K₊ abelian over K₀ and K₋ dihedral over K₀. In this paper we show that for a Galois representation over K₀ satisfying certain hypotheses, if it has odd Selmer rank over K then for one of K_± its Selmer rank over L is bounded below by [L:K] for L ranging over the finite subextensions of K in K_±. Our method of proof generalizes a method of Mazur and Rubin, building upon results of Neková?, and applies to abelian varieties of arbitrary dimension, (self-dual twists of) modular forms of even weight, and (twisted) Hida families.     

On the equivariant structure of ideals in abelian extensions of local fields (with an appendix by W. Bley)

Let p be an odd rational prime and K a finite extension of \Bbb Q_p {\Bbb Q}_p . We give a complete classification of those finite abelian extensions L/K L/K in which any ideal of the valuation ring of L is free over its associated order in \Bbb Q_p[Gal(L/K)] {\Bbb Q}_p[Gal(L/K)] . In an appendix W. Bley describes an algorithm which can be used to determine the structure of Galois stable ideals in abelian extensions of number fields. The algorithm is applied to give several new and interesting examples.     

On Galois structure of the integers in elementary abelian extensions of local number fields

Let p be an odd prime number and k a finite extension of Qp. Let K/k be a totally ramified elementary abelian Kummer extension of degree p² with Galois group G. We determine the isomorphism class of the ring of integers in K as an oG-module under some assumptions. The obtained results imply there exist extensions whose rings are ZpG-isomorphic but not oG-isomorphic, where Zp is the ring of p-adic integers. Moreover we obtain conditions that the rings of integers are free over the associated orders and give extensions whose rings are not free.     

Representations and factors of restriction of scalars

Let L/K be a Galois extension of number fields and let A be an abelian variety defined over K. In this paper we establish the relation between the irreducible characters of the Galois group Gal(L/K) and the simple factors of the restriction of scalars Res_L/K(A) of A from L to K. Then we derive some equivalences of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjectures.     

Extensions of local fields and truncated power series

Let K be a finite tamely ramified extension of Q_p and let L/K be a totally ramified (Z/pⁿZ)-extension. Let π_L be a uniformizer for L, let σ be a generator for Gal(L/K), and let f(X) be an element of O_K[X] such that σ(π_L)=f(π_L). We show that the reduction of f(X) modulo the maximal ideal of O_K determines a certain subextension of L/K up to isomorphism. We use this result to study the field extensions generated by periodic points of a p-adic dynamical system.     

On Tate-Shafarevich groups over galois extensions

LetA be an abelian variety defined over a number fieldK. LetL be a finite Galois extension ofK with Galois groupG and let III(A/K) and III(A/L) denote, respectively, the Tate-Shafarevich groups ofA overK and ofA overL. Assuming these groups are finite, we compute [III(A/L) ^G ]/[III(A/K)] and [III(A/K)]/[N(III(A/L))], where [X] is the order of a finite abelian groupX. Especially, whenL is a quadratic extension ofK, we derive a simple formula relating [III(A/L)], [III(A/K)], and [III(A ^x/K)] whereA x is the twist ofA by the non-trivial characterχ ofG.     

Breuil modules for Raynaud schemes

Let p be an odd prime, and let OK be the ring of integers in a finite extension K/Qp. Breuil has classified finite flat group schemes of type (p,…,p) over OK in terms of linear-algebraic objects that have come to be known as Breuil modules. This classification can be extended to the case of finite flat vector space schemes G over OK. When G has rank one, the generic fiber of G corresponds to a Galois character, and we explicitly determine this character in terms of the Breuil module of G. Special attention is paid to Breuil modules with descent data corresponding to characters of that become finite flat over a totally ramified extension of degree pd−1; these arise in Gee's work on the weight in Serre's conjecture over totally real fields.

Video abstract

For a video summary of this paper, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oWYJy_XrZE.     

On normal integral bases of unramified abelian p-extensions over a global function field of characteristic p

Let K be an algebraic function field of one variable over a finite field of characteristic p, and S a finite non-empty set of prime divisors of K. As the ring of integers of K, we take the ring of elements of K integral outside S. We prove that for a finite abelian p-extension L/K, it has a relative normal integral basis (NIB) if and only if it is unramified outside S. We also give a generator of NIB in an explicit form.     

Steinitz classes of tamely ramified Galois extensions of algebraic number fields

The Steinitz class of a number field extension K/k is an ideal class in the ring of integers Ok of k, which, together with the degree [K:k] of the extension determines the Ok-module structure of OK. We call Rt(k,G) the set of classes which are Steinitz classes of a tamely ramified G-extension of k. We will say that those classes are realizable for the group G; it is conjectured that the set of realizable classes is always a group. We define A^′-groups inductively, starting with abelian groups and then considering semidirect products of A^′-groups with abelian groups of relatively prime order and direct products of two A^′-groups. Our main result is that the conjecture about realizable Steinitz classes for tame extensions is true for A^′-groups of odd order; this covers many cases not previously known. Further we use the same techniques to determine Rt(k,Dn) for any odd integer n. In contrast with many other papers on the subject, we systematically use class field theory (instead of Kummer theory and cyclotomic descent).     

Higher relative class number formulae

Let E be a totally complex abelian number field with maximal real subfield F, and let denote the non-trivial character of . Similar to the classical case n=1 the value of the Artin L-function at for odd is given by a relative class number formula of the form Here is a higher Q-index, which is equal to 1 or 2 and is a higher relative class number. Here for any number field L the higher class number is the order of the finite group closely related to the order of the higher K-theory group of the ring of integers in L. Received: 4 June 1999 / Revised version: 27 September 2001 / Published online: 26 April 2002     

数域中tame 核的p-秩

Let E/F be a Galois extension of number fields with Galois group G=Gal(E/F), and let p be a prime not dividing #G. In this paper, using character theory of finite groups, we obtain the upper bound of #K₂O_E if the group K₂O_E is cyclic, and prove some results on the divisibility of the p-rank of the tame kernel K₂O_E, where E/F is not necessarily abelian. In particular, in the case of G=C_n, D_n, A₄, we easily get some results on the divisibility of the p-rank of the tame kernel K₂O_E by the character table. Let E/Q be a normal extension with Galois group D_l, where l is an odd prime, and F/Q a non-normal subextension with degree l. As an application, we show that f|p-rank K₂O_F, where f is the smallest positive integer such that p^f≡±1(mod l).     

On the cohomology of Witt vectors of p-adic integers and a conjecture of Hesselholt

Let K be a complete discrete valued field of characteristic zero with residue field kK of characteristic p>0. Let L/K be a finite Galois extension with Galois group G such that the induced extension of residue fields kL/kK is separable. Hesselholt (2004) [2] conjectured that the pro-abelian group {H¹(G,Wn(OL))}_n∈N is zero, where OL is the ring of integers of L and W(OL) is the ring of Witt vectors in OL w.r.t. the prime p. He partially proved this conjecture for a large class of extensions. In this paper, we prove Hesselholt?s conjecture for all Galois extensions.     

On a Normal Integral Basis Problem over Cyclotomic Zp-extensions, II

Let p be an odd prime number, K an imaginary abelian field with ζ_p∈K^×, and K_∞/K the cyclotomic Z_p-extension with its nth layer K_n. In the previous paper, we showed that for any n and any unramified cyclic extension L/K_n of degree p, LK_n+1/K_n+1 does have a normal integral basis (NIB) even if L/K_n has no NIB, under the assumption that p does not divide the class number of the maximal real subfield K⁺ (and some additional assumptions on K). In this paper, we show that similar but more delicate phenomena occur for a certain class of tamely ramified extensions of degree p.     

Artin's L-functions and one-dimensional characters

Let K/Q be a finite Galois extension with the Galois group G, let χ₁,…,χr be the irreducible non-trivial characters of G, and let A be the C-algebra generated by the Artin L-functions L(s,χ₁),…,L(s,χr). Let B be the subalgebra of A generated by the L-functions corresponding to induced characters of non-trivial one-dimensional characters of subgroups of G. We prove: (1) B is of Krull dimension r and has the same quotient field as A; (2) B=A iff G is M-group; (3) the integral closure of B in A equals A iff G is quasi-M-group.     

The Rubin-Stark conjecture for a special class of function field extensions

We prove a strong form of the Brumer-Stark Conjecture and, as a consequence, a strong form of Rubin's integral refinement of the abelian Stark Conjecture, for a large class of abelian extensions of an arbitrary characteristic p global field k. This class includes all the abelian extensions K/k contained in the compositum k_p∞?k_p·k_∞ of the maximal pro-p abelian extension k_p/k and the maximal constant field extension k_∞/k of k, which happens to sit inside the maximal abelian extension k^ab of k with a quasi-finite index. This way, we extend the results obtained by the present author in (Comp. Math. 116 (1999) 321-367).     

The distance between superspecial abelian varieties with real multiplication

Let L be a totally real field of strict class number one and let OL be its ring of integers. Let p be a rational prime which is unramified in L. We consider the distance between two superspecial abelian varieties with real multiplication in characteristic p, where by “distance” we mean the minimal degree of an OL-isogeny. We give upper and lower bounds on the distance between superspecial abelian varieties with real multiplication by L in characteristic p in terms of p and the degree and discriminant of L.     

On the vanishing of Selmer groups for elliptic curves over ring class fields

Let E/Q be an elliptic curve of conductor N without complex multiplication and let K be an imaginary quadratic field of discriminant D prime to N. Assume that the number of primes dividing N and inert in K is odd, and let Hc be the ring class field of K of conductor c prime to ND with Galois group Gc over K. Fix a complex character χ of Gc. Our main result is that if LK(E,χ,1)≠0 then Selp(E/Hc)χ_⊗W=0 for all but finitely many primes p, where Selp(E/Hc) is the p-Selmer group of E over Hc and W is a suitable finite extension of Zp containing the values of χ. Our work extends results of Bertolini and Darmon to almost all non-ordinary primes p and also offers alternative proofs of a χ-twisted version of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture for E over Hc (Bertolini and Darmon) and of the vanishing of Selp(E/K) for almost all p (Kolyvagin) in the case of analytic rank zero.     

The trace-form of an algebraic number field

Let F be the rational field or a p-adic field, and let K an algebraic number field over F. If ω₁,…, ω_n is an integral basis for the ring $\text{D}$_L of integers in K, then the quadratic form Q whose matrix is (trace_K∥F(ω_iω_j)) has integral coefficients, and is called an integral trace-form. Q is determined by K up to integral equivalence. The purpose of this paper is to show that the genus of Q determines the ramification of primes in K.     

Square classes of totally positive units

In this article, we investigate some conditions for a real cyclic extension K over Q to satisfy the property that every totally positive unit of K is a square. As an application, we give a partial answer to Taussky's conjecture. We then extend our result to real abelian extensions of certain type.