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Connection Between Knot Theory and Number Theory

Is there any connection between knot theory and number theory in any aspects? Does anybody know any book that is about knot theory and number theory?
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Number of homomorphisms from a group to $\mathrm{GL}_n(\mathbb{F}_q)$

$\DeclareMathOperator\Hom{Hom}\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$Fix a group $\Gamma$ and a positive integer $n$. Let $c(q):=\lvert\Hom(\Gamma, \GL_n(\mathbb{F}_q)\rvert$ denote the number of homomorphisms ...
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Does the modular form associated to cubic twist of a elliptic curve $E$ corresponds to some twist of $f_E$?

Let $E$ be an elliptic curve defined over $\Bbb Q$ and $f_E$ be the modular form associated with the elliptic curve $E$. Suppose the elliptic curve $E^D$ is a quadratic twist of $E$. I understand that ...
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Reductive groups over number rings

Let $F$ be a number field. If $G$ is a reductive group over $\mathcal{O}_F$ then we can look where $G\otimes \mathbb{C}$ fits in the classification of complex reductive groups and get a "standard ...
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p-torsion in the Picard group of a regular projective curve

Let $K$ be a field of characteristic $p>0$ and $C$ a regular projective geometrically integral curve over $K$. If $C$ is smooth, then the connected component ${\rm Pic}^0_C$ of the Picard scheme of ...
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Rational points on a sphere in $\mathbb{R}^d$

Call a point of $\mathbb{R}^d$ rational if all its $d$ coordinates are rational numbers. Q1. Are the rational points dense on the unit sphere $S :\; x_1^2 +\cdots+ x_d^2 = 1$, i.e. does $S$ ...
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What is the smallest sphere whose surface includes 100 integer points?

Let $S(r)$ be the surface of the origin-centered sphere in $\mathbb{R}^3$. A point is an integer point if all its coordinates are integers. What is the smallest radius $r_n$ such that $S(r_n)$ ...
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Crux of Dwork's proof of rationality of the zeta function?

As the question title suggests, what is the crux of Dwork's proof of the rationality of the zeta function? What is the intuition behind the proof, what are the key steps that the proof boils down to?
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Relative homology in Fargues-Scholze paper

if $f:X\to Y$ is a map of small v-stacks, Scholze and Fargues define relative homology as the left adjoint to the $f^{\star}$. They say the left adjoint exist because $f$ is a slice in $v$-site (they ...
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Mistake in Silverman's book in proof of Neron-Ogg-Shafarevich criterion?

In Silverman's The arithmetic of elliptic curves, p. 201, theorem $7.1$ (Criterion of Neron-Ogg-Shafarevich), he applies the theorem "When $K$ is complete with respect to it's discrete value, ...
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Galois stable elements of the Picard group of a curve and the rational divisors

Let $C$ be a (smooth,proper) curve over a field $k$. Let $\operatorname{Div}_C(k)$ be the free abelian group generated by the closed points of $C/k$ and $k(C)^\times$ be the group of rational ...
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Topology on $p$-adic period ring in an article by Fontaine

Fix a $p$-adic field $K$ with perfect residue field $k.$ Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the completion of the algebraic closure of $K,$ and let $$R = \varprojlim \mathcal{C}/p,$$ where the transition maps in ...
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Non-noetherian Cartier Isomorphism

A result in positive characteristic is that if $R/\mathbb{F}_p$ is a smooth ring, then we have a Cartier isomorphism $$\Omega_{R}^\bullet\cong H^\bullet(\Omega_R^\bullet)$$ which is essentially ...
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Simultaneous rank jumping of elliptic curves over number fields

Here's something fun that I've been wondering about for a while out of curiosity. It has to do with the rank $\mathrm{rk}(E(K))$ of an elliptic curve $E$ over a number field $K$, and especially how it ...
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Rationality of plane curves with a certain property

Let $C\subset\mathbb{C}^2$ be an irreducible algebraic curve defined over a number field $F.$ Suppose that for any $(z, w)\in C, z\in \mathbb{\overline{Q}}, w\in\mathbb{\overline{Q}},$ either $z\in F(...
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Recent progress toward Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture

Has there been any progress toward the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture after The current status of the Birch & Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture
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Maximum dimension of a simultaneous anisotropic subspace of quadratic forms over $ \mathbb{Q} $

Let $(V,q )$ be a quadratic space over $ \mathbb{Q} $. A subspace $ U $ is called totally isotropic if $ q(x) = 0 $ for all $ x \in U $ and a subspace $ U $ is called an anisotropic subspace if $ ...
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Cotangent spaces of finite flat group schemes in short exact sequences

Fix $(R,m)$ a complete DVR of mixed characteristic $(0,p)$ with perfect residue field, and consider finite flat commutative group schemes $G = Spec(A)$ over $R$. One can associate a differential ...
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An explicit equation of the canonical morphism $X_1(N) \to X_0(N)$

I know there are some research about explicit equations for affine models in $\mathbb{A}^2$ of many modular curves over $\mathbb{Q}$, for example of $X_i(N), X(N)$ (where $i = 0, 1, 2$) for small $N$. ...
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What automorphic forms are expected to occur in the zeta function of moduli space of curves?

Assume $g \geq 1$ and $n \geq 0$, the moduli stack ${\mathcal {M}}_{g,n}$ classifies families of smooth projective curves of genus $g$ with $n$ marked points , together with their isomorphisms. It has ...
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Torsion points of an elliptic curve over number fields. Another proof of Silverman AEC theorem

I am studying the following theorem from Silverman's AEC: I am wondering whether there exists another proof that doesn't make use of formal groups and is still valid for a number field $K$. Could you ...
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The integral cohomology of the de Rham complex

Consider the usual de Rham CDGA $(\Omega^* Sym^*(V),d)$ for a free $\mathbb{Z}_{(p)}$-module $V$. What is known about its cohomology? It is easy to compute ranks of primary summands in $H^*(\Omega^* ...
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modularity of elliptic curves over function fields in positive characteristic

Let $F$ be a global function field over a finite field, and $E$ be an elliptic curve over $F$. Much like the number field case, it is natural to study the Galois representation on the Tate module of $...
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Uniqueness of Galois descent

Let $Y,Z$ be $\mathbb{F}_p$-schemes, they are both models of scheme $X$ over $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}$ . Let $F$ be the absolute Frobenius of $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}$, If $1_Y\times F$ and $1_Z\times ...
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Recover the characteristic of $k$ from the category of $k$-varieties

Can you recover the characteristic of a perfect field from the category of smooth projective geometrically connected varieties over it?
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Finite, normal subgroups of reductive groups in positive characteristic

Consider the following statement about a connected, reductive group $G$ over a field $k$: Every finite, normal subgroup $N$ of $G$ is central. In characteristic $0$, this is true, and the proof is ...
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If it quacks like an abelian variety over a finite field

Consider smooth projective varieties over a finite field. If a curve "looks like" an elliptic curve (i.e. has genus $1$) then it can be made into an elliptic curve. Is there something ...
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Tropicalization of perfectoid spaces and their tilts

Does tropicalization exist in the world of perfectoid spaces? Since it does for Huber's adic spaces, I thought it might for perfectoid spaces too, yet I can't find any explicit references so far. ...
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Path spaces vs arc spaces

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over $\mathbf{C}$ and denote by $\mathcal{L}_m(X)$ the $m$-th jet space, a smooth $\mathbf{C}$-scheme representing the functor on $\mathbf{C}$-algebras $$A\...
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Finite extension of fields with no primitive element

What is an example of a finite field extension which is not generated by a single element? Background: A finite field extension E of F is generated by a primitive element if and only if there are a ...
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Proof of Lemma 6.5 in Scholze's Perfectoid Spaces

In the proof of Lemma 6.5(approximation lemma) in Scholze's Perfectoid Spaces, I have the following three questions about $h = f - g^\sharp_c$ and $g^\sharp_{c'}$. (Maybe it's something you'll find ...
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Borel-Weil-Bott theorem for wonderful compactification in characteristic p

Are there any known results for a Borel-Weil-Bott theorem for the wonderful compactifications over characteristic $p$ (i.e., theorems that classify the cohomologies of all line bundles on a wonderful ...
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Image of the Kummer map for abelian varieties over $p$-adic local fields

The following statement might be well-known to the community: let $K$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ for some prime $p$. Let $A$ be an abelian variety over $K$. Then the image of the Kummer ...
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Lifting $\mathfrak{sl}_2$-triples

Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field, $G$ a (smooth, connected) reductive algebraic group over $k$, $H$ a (smooth, connected) reductive group of semisimple rank 1, and $T$ a maximal torus in $H$. ...
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On universally closed morphisms of reduced schemes

In this question I'd like to examine some properties of universally closed morphisms. The question is self-contained. It can also be seen as a follow-up to this question. Let $R$ be a discrete ...
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Control on the locus of bad reduction for divisors

Let $X$ be a smooth variety over a number field $K$ and let $\mathcal X$ be a normal, projective model of $X$ over the ring of integers $O_K$. Now assume that $D\subset X$ is an irreducible divisor ...
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Counting elliptic curves over finite fields with a prescribed number of points

Let $K$ be an imaginary quadratic field with ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$, and let $\mathcal{O}$ be an order in $K$ of discriminant $D$ and class number $h(\mathcal{O})$. Then the Hurwitz-...
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Endomorphism ring of $J_0(p)$ and Hecke operators

Let $J_0(p)$ be Jacobian of the modular curve $X_0(p)$ over $\mathbb Q$ where $p$ is a prime, consider the subring $\mathbb T$ inside $\newcommand{\End}{\operatorname{End}}\End_{\mathbb Q}(J_0(p))$ ...
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Topology on $p$-adic period rings in an article by Fontaine, part II

This is a follow-up to this question. See that question for background and relevant notation. In the answer to that question, it is claimed, if I understand the answer correctly, that a basis of ...
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what is the maximum number of rational points of a curve of genus 2 over the rationals

Conjecturally, there exists an integer $n$ such that the number of rational points of a genus $2$ curve over $\mathbf{Q}$ is at most $n$. (This follows from the Bombieri-Lang conjecture.) We are ...
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Cohomology theories for algebraic varieties over number fields

There is a standard line which is repeated by anyone writing/talking about motives and cohomology of algebraic varieties over number fields: namely, there are many such cohomologies and then the ...
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Schur multiplier of finite-dimensional simple Lie algebras in positive characteristic

The Schur multipliers of finite simple groups are known and easily accessible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finite_simple_groups Moreover, as a consequence of the second Whitehead's Lemma, if ...
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The Construction of a Basis of Holomorphic Differential 1-forms for a given Planar Curve

Working over the complex numbers, consider a function $F\left(x,y\right)$ and a curve $C$ defined by $F\left(x,y\right)=0$. I know that to construct the Jacobian variety associated to $C$, one ...
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Do we have Hodge symmetry for char $p$?

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. Let $h^{p,q}=dim_k H^q(X,\Omega_{X/k}^p)$ be the Hodge numbers. If $k$ is of char $0$, by Lefschetz principle, we always have Hodge symmetry, i....
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Bhargava's work on the BSD conjecture

How much would Bhargava's results on BSD improve if finiteness of the Tate-Shafarevich group, or at least its $\ell$-primary torsion for every $\ell$, was known? Would they improve to the point of ...
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Moduli space of genus 1 curves with a degree n divisors

I am sure this is well known, but I don't know what to search for: Consider $M_{1,n}$, the moduli space of genus 1 curves with $n$ marked points. The symmetric group on $n$ letters acts on this space ...
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Intuition behind the Eichler-Shimura relation?

The modular curve $X_0(N)$ has good reduction at all primes $p$ not dividing $N$. At such a prime, the Eichler-Shimura relation expresses the Hecke operator $T_p$ (as an element of the ring of ...
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Number of rational points over finite fields mod $q$ is birational invariant

I heard that if $\mathbf F_q$ is a finite field, $X, Y$ are birational smooth proper variety over $\mathbf F_q$, then $\#(X(\mathbf F_q)) \equiv \#(Y(\mathbf F_q)) \pmod q$, and I heard that the proof ...
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Are unramified simple Rapoport-Zink spaces smooth?

I have read on different occasions that unramified simple Rapoport-Zink spaces are formally smooth, eg. stated in Remark 4.13 of Rapoport and Viehman's survey article. These spaces are formal schemes $...
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Künneth formula for de Rham cohomology with respect to an integrable connection

I am reading through https://stacks.math.columbia.edu/tag/0FM9 which proves that for $X,Y$ schemes over some base $S$ and $X \times _S Y \overset{p}{\rightarrow} X$ resp. $X \times _S Y \overset{q}{\...
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