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Computing (on a computer) higher ramification groups and/or conductors of representations.

I am supervising an undergraduate for a project in which he's going to talk about the relationship between Galois representations and modular forms. We decided we'd figure out a few examples of weight ...
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Torsion subgroup of the group of points of an elliptic curve over local field

Let $K$ be a local field with residue field $k$ and $E/K$ an elliptic curve. I'm interested for which $K$ and $E$ the group of torsion points on the curve is finite. I can prove that this group is ...
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Integral Tate-Sen theory

Let $K$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$, and let $C=\widehat{\overline{K}}$ be the completion of the algebraic closure of $K$. Let $\mathscr{O}_C$ be the ring of integers in $C$, and let $G_K$ ...
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Conductor as volume of the integers ring

I am working on Tate's thesis, and I have some problems with computations, yet the result seems to be a good natural motivation for introducing the arithmetic conductor of a character. Let $F$ be a ...
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Is every Polish ring topology on $\mathbb{C}$ defined by an absolute value?

There is a unique up to isomorphism algebraically closed field of characteristic 0 and cardinality of the continuum. Let's call it $K$. We usually call it $\mathbb{C}$, but by this we impose a ...
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Miraculous Parahorics

Let $G$ be a connected simple group over a local field $k$. Let $I\subset G(\mathcal{O})$ denote an Iwahori subgroup of $G(k)$ with Lie algebra $\mathfrak{i}$. Let $P\supseteq I$ be any other ...
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Are the abelian absolute Galois groups of these local fields isomorphic?

For a field $F$ we denote by $F^{\mathrm{ab}}$ the compositum of all finite Galois abelian extensions of $F$. Is $\mathrm{Gal}(\mathbb{Q}_2(\sqrt[8]{3})^{\mathrm{ab}}/\mathbb{Q}_2(\sqrt[8]{3})) \...
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Type of place versus type of unitary group

Let $F$ be a totally real number field, $E$ a totally imaginary quadratic extension over $E$, and $V$ an hermitian $n$-dimensional vector space over $F$. I assume $n=2m$ is even. Let $U$ be a unitary ...
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Characters of simply connected semsimple algebraic groups over local fields

Let $G$ be a semisimple algebraic group over $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Then by definition $G$ admits no non-trivial algebraic characters, i.e. homomorphisms $G \to \mathbb{G}_m$. However, it is quite possible ...
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A good book on adeles and ideles

Many results in number theory are stated either in a classical language or in an adelic one. I am often impressed of the efficiency and the satisfactory computational properties of the adelic setting, ...
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sequences in non-abelian group cohomology

In general, if we have a (pro-)finite group $G$ and a sequence of (continuous) non-abelian $G$-modules $$1\rightarrow A\rightarrow B\rightarrow C\rightarrow 0,$$ such that the image of $A$ lies in the ...
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Under What assumptions on $p$, $\mathcal{O}_K^* \simeq \mathbb{Z}_p^{*} \oplus \mathbb{Z}_p^{*}$

Let $p$ be a fixed prime number and $\mathbb{Q}_p$ be the field of $p$-adic numbers and $K$ be an extension of degree $2$ of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let $\mathcal{O}_K$ be the ring of integers of $K$ and $\...
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Maximal tamely ramified extension of $\mathbf Q_p$

Is there an explicit description of the maximal tamely ramified extension of $\mathbf Q_p$?
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Complete fields with algebraically closed residue field

I am looking for a reference where the following result is proven: Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field. If $K$ is a complete and discretely valued field with residue field $k$. Then $K$ is one ...
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Dyadic Hilbert symbols and higher unit groups

Let $F$ be a local dyadic number field, $\mathfrak{p}$ its maximal ideal, $(*,*)_F$ its quadratic Hilbert symbol and $e$ its ramification index (i.e. $\mathfrak{p}^e$ is exact divisor of $2$). Fix an ...
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A formal group scheme in explicit local class field theory

Let $K$ be a nonarchimedean local field with residue field $k$ of characteristic $q = p^N$, and pick a uniformizer $\pi\in \mathscr{O}_K$. Recall that explicit local class field theory, à la Lubin--...
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Subfields of higher local fields

Q1. Let $K$ be a local field with valuation $v$. Let us call $K'\subset K$ a nice local subfield if it is complete with respect to the induced from $K$ valuation. By local subfield I will mean a ...
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Hilbert Symbols, Norms, and p-adic roots of unity

Let $p$ be an odd prime number, let $\mathbb{Q}_p$ be the field of $p$-adic numbers, and let $\overline{\mathbb{Q}_p}$ be an algebraic closure of it. For a primitive $p$-th root of unity $\zeta_p \in ...
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Is a reductive group scheme always parahoric?

Let $R$ be complete (or, more generally, Henselian) discrete valuation ring with fraction field $K$. Let $G$ be a reductive $R$-group scheme. Is $G$ a parahoric in the sense of Bruhat-Tits? If so, ...
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Given $v,w$ primes of $k$, is there $K/k$ so $K_v\cap\Bbb Q^\text{cycl}=K_w\cap\Bbb Q^\text{cycl}=K\cap\Bbb Q^\text{cycl}$?

For any field $k$, let $\mu(k)$ denote the roots of unity in $k$. Now let $k$ be a number field and let $v, w$ be non-archimedean primes of $k$ with distinct residual characteristics. Does there ...
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Artin map restricted to base field

Let $M/L/K$ be a tower of local fields such that $M/L$ is abelian with Galois group $G$. The Artin map $\psi_{M/L}$ restricted to $K^\times$ is a continuous map to $G$ and thus corresponds to some ...
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$p$-primary torsion of an elliptic curve in the cyclotomic $\mathbb{Z}_p$-extension of a $p$-adic field

Let $K$ be a number field and $v$ be a fixed prime above $p$. Let $k=K_v$. We have the cyclotomic $\mathbb{Z}_p$ extension $K_\infty/K$ and if $w$ is a prime above $v$ in $K_\infty$ we write $k_\infty=...
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Understanding the structure of unitary groups

I would like to understand precisely the structure of unitary groups. Let $F$ be a global number field, $E$ a quadratic extension of $F$, and $U$ a unitary group on $E$ (i.e. the group of ...
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The Breuil-Mezard Conjecture and Generalizations (Survey)

What's the current state of the Breuil-Mezard conjecture? Has the original version (from the 2002 paper) been solved in its entirety? What are some of the new directions being explored?
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Finding a cyclic cubic extension of a field

Let $K$ be a field and let $E/K$ be a Galois extension of degree 6 with $\text{Gal}(E/K) = S_3$, the symmetric group on 3 letters. Pick two different transpositions $s_1, s_2$ in $S_3$ (hence $s_1s_2$ ...
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Question about Corollary 7.3 from Silverman's The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves

I am trying to understand an argument of Corollary 7.3 from Silverman's The Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves. I am stuck and I would appreciate any explanations. Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $K$, ...
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Finding the inertia group

Set $h(x) = x^5+x^4+x^3+x^2+x-1$, let $L$ be the splitting field of $h$ over $\mathbb{Q}$, and let $p$ be a prime of $L$ lying over $2$. What is the isomorphism class of the inertia group $I_p$, ...
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What happens to Neron-Ogg-Shfarevich when characteristic of the residue field equals the prime at which Tate module is considered?

Neron-Ogg-Shafarevich criterion states that an elliptic curve $E$ over a local field $K$ has a good reduction if and only if the Tate module $T_{\ell}(E)$ is unramified for some prime $\ell$ which ...
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Reference for: Every local field can be realized as the completion of a global field

It is well known that every local field (i.e. nondiscrete topological field locally compact with respect to the topology) is the completion of some global field. I know the argument, a nice ...
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henselization and completion

This might not be a question appropriate for this forum, I apologize in this case... Is it true that any element of the completion of a valued ring $R$ that is algebraic over the field of fractions of ...
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Topology on two dimensional local fields

I posted my question here, but there is no reply yet. So, I guess I should post it on mathoverflow. I am reading the book of Schneider about Galois representation and $(\varphi, \Gamma)$-module, ...
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Integral representation of adjoint L-factor for GL(2)

My question is about a local computation in the paper of Gelbart and Jacquet, "A relation between automorphic representations of GL2 and GL3", from 1978. Let $\sigma$ be an irreducible smooth complex ...
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Reference for Local class field theory via witt vectors

I would like to find some books or lecture notes on geometric local class field theory via Witt vectors. I can't find any good paper on this subject.All approaches in the books to local class field ...
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Reference request: Regarding the image of inertia group being a subgroup of Aut($\widetilde{E}$)

Let $E$ be an elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}_p$ with potential good reduction. I was told that if $F$ is the smallest Galois extension over $\mathbb{Q}_p$ such that $E$ has good reduction then the ...
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Image of norm map for local field

Let $F$ be a finite extension of $Q_2$ (2-adic field) or $F_2((x))$ (function field). Let $E/F$ be a separable extension of degree $2$. What is the image of the norm map $N_{E/F}$? In particular - ...
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Hilbert symbols vanishing

Let $p$ be an odd prime, and let $E/\mathbb{Q}_p$ be a finite extension that contains a primitive $p$-th root of unity $\zeta_p$ but not a primitve $p^2$-th root of unity $\zeta_{p^2}$. Let $a,b \in E^...
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Local triviality of Galois cohomology classes over $\mathbb{Q}$

Let $A$ be a $\mathrm{Gal}(\bar{\mathbb{Q}}/\mathbb{Q})$-module which is a finitely generated free $\mathbb{Z}$-module. I'm interested in the behaviour of cohomology classes in $$\mathrm{H}^1(\mathbb{...
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Why isn't there a structure with two primes?

I don't know whether this question is a bit too vague for MO or not, so feel free to delete it if you see fit. The p-adic integer is defined by taking the inverse limit $\ldots \mathbb{Z} / p^2 \...
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Fields of definition of parabolically induced representations of $\mathrm{SL}(2,q)$

Let $\alpha_0$ be the unique non-trivial character satisfying $\alpha_0^2=1$ of the split torus $\mathrm{T} \subset \mathrm{SL}(2,q)$ and denote by $\mathrm{R}(\alpha_0)$ the character of $\mathrm{SL}(...
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A remark of Mordell alluding to a local/global principle for cubic Diophantine equations

In Mordell Diophantine Equations he says: In recent years it has been shown that there seems to be a close connection between the number of solutions of f(x,y) = 0 (mod $p^r$) and the existence of ...
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Theorem 7b of Serre's "Propriétés galoisiennes des points d'ordre fini des courbes elliptiques"

Could someone please point me towards a proof of the statement in the second paragraph, in the proof of Theorem 7b of Serre's Propriétés galoisiennes...? The statement is as follows: Let $F$ and $F'$ ...
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Characters of a quadratic extension and convergence

Let $F$ be a non-archimedean local field, $\chi$ a quasi-character of $F^\star$ and $\psi$ a positive character of $E^\star$. I would like to understand why the usual Rankin-Selberg zeta integrals ...
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Index of a mysterious congruence subgroup

Let $F$ be a non-archimedean local number field, $\mathfrak{o}_F$ its ring of integers and $\mathfrak{p}_F$ its maximal ideal. Let $E$ be a quadratic unramified extension over $F$. Let $G$ be the ...
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Maximal separable extension of $\mathbb F_q((t))$

Let $K=\mathbb F_q((t))$. I want to prove that $K^{sep}$ is composite of $K^{sep}(p)$ and $K^{sep}(not \ p)$, where $K^{sep}(p)$ is maximal Galois extension of $K$ of exponent $p$, $K^{sep}(not \ p)$ ...
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A question on Haar measure on local field.

Let $F$ be a local field of characteristic 0, and $f:F\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ be an integrable function. Is the following formulation valid? $ \int_{F^\times}f(x^2) d^\times x=\int_{F^{\times 2}}f(x) ...
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Existence of maximal totally ramified $p$-extension of a local field

This relates to this question: Existence of maximal totally ramified extensions of an arbitrary CDVF Let $K$ be a local field with finite residue field of characteristic $p>0$. Does there exist a ...
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squares in dyadic local fields

Hello, By the local square theorem I know that $1+4\alpha$ is square if $|\alpha|<1$ ($\alpha$ is not a unit). Now, Can I always get a unit $\alpha$ such that $1+4\alpha$ is not a square ?? For ...
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Property of a derivative in global field

Before posting I want to make it clear that I posted the same question in stack exchange awhile ago (https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1533814/property-of-derivative-in-a-local-field) but didn'...
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Weil group of a local field, small notational problem

In Bushnell and Henniart, The Local Langlands conjecture for GL(2), there is a proposition on p. 184 in which they prove the following: Let $F$ be a non-archimedean local field, $\mathcal W_F$ its ...
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Automorphisms of k((X))

I'm looking for a good reference for the following fact: Let $k$ be a perfect field of characteristic $p$ and let $K=k((X))$. Then every $k$-linear automorphism of $K$ is continuous with respect to ...
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