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Ramification at particular level of a tower of extensions of local field

Let $K$ be an unramified extension of the $p$-adic number field $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Suppose we have a tower of extensions: $$K=:K(u_0) \subset K(u_1) \subset K(u_2) \subset K(u_3) \subset \cdots \subset ...
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Regarding upper numbering of ramification groups

In Serre's book "Local fields" he defines the function $\phi(u)=\int_{0}^{u}\frac{dt}{( G_0:G_t)}$ and defines the upper number of ramification groups as $G^v=G_{\phi^{-1}(v)}$ and somehow ...
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What are the jumps in the ramification filtration of the absolute Galois group of a local field?

Let $k$ be a (complete) discretely valued field and $\ell$ a Galois extension of $k$, possibly infinite. The Galois group $\Gamma=\text{Gal}(\ell/k)$ of $\ell$ over $k$ admits a descreasing, $\mathbb ...
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defining the upper ramification numbering

Given a local field $K$ with absolute Galois group $\Gamma$. Is it "possible" to define the upper numbering on $\Gamma$ without using the lower numbering? In other words, given $\gamma \in \...
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A problem in Bushnell and Henniart's book, "The local Langlands conjecture for GL(2)"

On page 123 of Chapter 5 in Bushnell and Henniart's book The Local Langlands Conjecture for GL(2), they state an elementary property of tamely ramified extension of local fields, which is as follows, ...
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Relation between ramification index and length of filtration of ramification groups

Given a complete valued field $K$ with a discrete value group $\mathbb{Z}$, consider a totally ramified finite Galois extension $L$ of $K$ with its Galois group $G$. Let $O_L$ be the valuation integer ...
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Measure of ramification of local fields using upper numbering

We let $F$ be a non-archimedean local field (say with finite residue field). Consider a Galois extensions $E$ of $F$, with $G = Gal(E/F)$, in a fixed separable closure $\bar{F}$ of $F$. Considering ...
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Showing that $2c_1(f_*\mathscr O_X)=-f_*R_f$ on curves, maybe by local fields

I originally asked this question on Mathematic StackExchange, but it did not seem to be attracting any attention, so now I am trying mathoverflow. I hope it is not too simple or unappropriate a ...