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Frobenius-Schur indicator of a self-dual L-parameter

Let $F$ be a non-archimedean field and let $\pi$ be a self-dual supercuspidal representation of $\mathrm{GL}_n(F)$ (which, by a result of Adler exists only when $n=1$ or $n$ is even). Then, under LLC ...
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A question on linear algebra over non-Archimedean local field

Let $\mathbb{F}$ be a non-Archimedean local field. Let $\{T_a\}_{a=1}^\infty$ be a sequence of linear operators $\mathbb{F}^n\to\mathbb{F}^n$ of rank $n$. After a choice of subsequence, is it ...
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Quadratic extension of local field

Let $F$ be a nonarchimedean local field of characteristic zero, and $E$ an extension of $F$ with $[E:F]=2^n$ for some $n$. Is it always possible to find a quadratic extension $M$ of $F$ such that $F\...
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Generating the coordinate ring of the Lubin-Tate formal group

Let $K$ be a $p$-adic local field with uniformizer $\pi \in \mathcal{O}_{K}$ and residue field $k = \mathcal{O}_{K}/\pi$. Let $G$ be a Lubin-Tate formal $\mathcal{O}_{K}$-module and $G_{0}$ its ...
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Maximal unramified extension and algebraic closure of $\operatorname{Frac}(\widehat{A_{\mathfrak{m}_A}})$

$\DeclareMathOperator\trdeg{trdeg} \DeclareMathOperator\Frac{Frac} $ Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $0$ and $K$ a function field over $k$. let $(A, \mathfrak{m}_A)$ a ...
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Lubin--Tate formal group construction in local class field theory using group cohomology

Let $K$ be a non-archimedean local field of characteristic 0. Fix a uniformiser $\pi$ and an algebraic closure $\bar{K}$. The theory of Lubin--Tate formal groups gives an explicit construction of the ...
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How often does $-1$ have a square root in a local field?

Let $F$ be a nonarchimedean local field, say, charactersitic $0$. Is there any general theorem that tells when $\sqrt{-1}$ exists in $F$? How often does it happen?
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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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Galois cohomology with coefficients in the integers of the Lubin-Tate extension

Let $K$ be a $p$-adic local field, and $L$ the Lubin-Tate extension obtained from $K$ by attaching roots of some Lubin-Tate formal $\mathcal{O}_{K}$-module with $Gal(L/K) \simeq \mathcal{O}_{K}^{\...
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Does an affine building associated to a group satisfy the axioms of building?

Now I am reading Groupes réductifs sur un corps local : I. Données radicielles valuées written by Bruhat and Tits in 1972. Let $\Phi$ be a root system, $G$ a group with root data $(T,(U_{a},M_{a})_{a\...
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Vanishing of the degree 2 cohomology of a p-adic field with coefficients Q/Z and action of the Frobenius and the Pontryagin dual of the inertia

Let $K$ be a $p$-adic field with Galois group $G$ and inertia subgroup $I\subset G$. Denote $(-)^\ast=\mathrm{Hom}_{cont}(-,\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z})$. Using Tate local duality, we can compute $$H^2(G,\...
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$p$-power torsion of semiabelian variety

Let $K$ be a finite extension field of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let us consider a semiabelian variety $G$ defined over $K$, i.e there exists an extension of an abelian variety $B$ and a torus $T$ defined over $...
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Refinement of Serre's mass formula

Let $F$ be a finite field extension of the $p$-adic numbers $\mathbb{Q}_p$, whose residue field has $q$ elements. Let $\mathfrak{p}$ be the prime ideal of $F$. Given a finite field extension $K/F$, ...
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Looking for proof of Serre's mass formula

Let $F$ be a finite field extension of the $p$-adic numbers $\mathbb{Q}_p$, whose residue field has $q$ elements. Let $\mathfrak{p}$ be the prime ideal of $F$. Given a finite field extension $K/F$, ...
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Is every compact simply-connected reductive p-adic group perfect?

Let $k$ be a nonarchimedean local field and $G$ a reductive $k$-group, which we assume to be semisimple and simply-connected. Recall that an abstract group $H$ is perfect if it is generated by ...
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Does the discriminant of an irreducible polynomial of a fixed degree determine the discriminant of the number field it generates?

In the quadratic case, it does. Given an irreducible quadratic polynomial $f(x)=ax^2+bx+c$, the discriminant of the quadratic number field $\frac{\mathbb{Q}[x]}{f(x)}$ is $\operatorname{sqf}(d)$ or $4\...
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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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Local field such that the value group of $K^\text{perf}$ ( perfect closure of $K$) is $\bigcup_{n\geqq1}(1/p^n) \Bbb{Z}$

Let $K$ be a local field of positive characteristic. I'm looking for a $K$ which satisfies the following condition. Value group of $K^\text{perf}$ (perfect closure of $K$) is $\bigcup_{n\geqq1}(1/p^n)...
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Cohomology of compact open subgroups of semisimple groups over local fields

Let $E$ be a local field, $\mathcal{O}$ its ring of integers, $k$ its residue field, and $G$ a split semisimple group over $\mathcal{O}$. Let $K$ be an open subgroup of $G(\mathcal{O})$; more ...
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The localization map for the Mordell-Weil group of elliptic curves over finite Galois extensions

Let $L/K$ be a finite Galois extensions of number fields and $E/K$ be an elliptic curve. Denote by $\mathcal{F}$ the localization map \begin{equation} \mathcal{F}: H^1(G,E(L)) \rightarrow \bigoplus_{v ...
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Are tamely ramified representations $\widehat{\mathbb{Q}_p^\text{tr}}$-admissible?

Let $K$ be a finite field extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let $G_K$ denote the absolute Galois group of $K$, $I_K$ the inertia subgroup and $I_K^{(p)}$ the $p$-Sylow subgroup of $I_K$, i.e. the wild ...
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Why inherit the Tits systems structure by a $B$-adapted homomorphism?

Let $(G,B,N,S)$ be a Tits system and $\phi\colon G\longrightarrow \hat{G}$ a $B$-adapted in the sense of the paper Groupes réductifs sur un corps local: I of Bruhat–Tits. They said that $\phi$ is a $B$...
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IS the composition of infinite APF extensions again APF?

Convention: By APF extension, I mean APF extension of $\mathbb{Q_p}$. For $\mathbb{Q_p} \subseteq L_1 \subseteq L_2$ where $L_2/L_1$ is finite, we know that $L_1/\mathbb{Q_p}$ is APF iff $L_2/\mathbb{...
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Decomposition of primes in cyclotomic extensions and their ramifications

Let $p$ be a prime. Suppose $L$ is a degree $p$ Galois extension over a number field $K$. Suppose $p$ splits both in $K$ and $L$. So there will be $[K:\mathbb{Q}]$ primes of $K$ over $p$. Call them $...
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Globalization of a local field

I am reading the paper ''Endoscopic classification of representations of quasi-split unitary groups'' by Chung Pang Mok, and cannot come up with the proof of theorem 7.2.1. Here is the statement. ...
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What is the preimage of the maximal ideal under certain exponential functions?

I'm taking a shot in the dark with this question, so I apologize if it makes no sense. Let $K$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$, and let $K_n$ be the field obtained by adjoining the $n$-th ...
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Existence of "nth root function" which is analytic

Let $K$ be a finite extension of $Q_p$. Let $q$ be the size of the residue field of $K$, and let $\pi$ be a uniformizer of $K$. Then $q/\pi$ is some power of $\pi$ up to a unit $u$ in $K$, say $q/\pi =...
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A question about Theorem 2.3.1 in Tate's thesis [closed]

I don't understand how to prove a conclusion in the Theorem. When k is $p$-adic, the subgroups 1+$p^{v}$, $v>0$, of $u$ $(|u|=1)$ form a fundamental system of neighborhoods of $1$ in $u$, We must ...
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A question about mod $p$ local Langlands for $\mathrm{GL}_{2}(\mathbb{Q}_{p})$

In the mod $p$ local Langlands correspondence for $\mathrm{GL}_{2}(\mathbb{Q}_{p})$, the irreducible supercuspidal representation $\left(\mathrm{ind}^{\mathrm{GL}_{2}(\mathbb{Q}_{p})}_{\mathrm{GL}_{2}(...
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$K_v(a^{1/m}) /K_v$ is unramified if only if $v(a)≡0 \pmod m$

Let $K$ be a number field and $v$ be it's one of $K$'s non-archimedian valuation. Then, I would like to prove $K_v(a^{1/m}) /K_v$ is unramified if only if $v(a)≡0 \pmod m$. This is from Silverman's ...
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Why is $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}((t))$ transcendental over $\mathbb{F}_p((t))$?

Why is $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}((t))$ transcendental over $\mathbb{F}_p((t))$ ? I guess $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}((t))$ is not unramified over $\mathbb{F}_p((t))$ because $\overline{\mathbb{F}_p}((t))$ ...
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When is the extension $L(S)/L$ Galois and totally ramified?

Let $L$ be a finite extension of the $p$-adic field $\mathbb{Q}_p$ with ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$ with uniformizer $\pi$. Let us consider the polynomial ring $L[x_1,x_2,\dotsc,x_l]$ in $l$-...
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Reference to basic facts on non-Archimedean local fields

I need a reference to the following claims which, I believe, are correct and well known to experts (I am not one of them). Let $K$ be a non-Archimedean local field. Let $\mathcal{O}$ be its ring of ...
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Galois module theory: from global to local

Let $L/\mathbb{Q}$ be a finite Galois extension with Galois group $G$. It is well known that the ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_L$ is free over its associated order $\mathfrak{A}_{L/\mathbb{Q}}=\{x\in \...
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The notion of smoothness in the local situation

I am reading Bump's book on Automorphic forms and Representations and I am able to draw a lot of parallels between the theory of $GL(2, \mathbb{R})$ which is the infinite place and the theory of $GL(2,...
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A Tate-Sen theorem mod $p$

Let $p$ be a prime number, $G=\textrm{Gal}(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}_p/\mathbb{Q}_p)$, and $\chi:G\rightarrow\mathbb{Z}_p^\times$ the cyclotomic character. Let $\mathbb{C}_p$ denote the completion of the ...
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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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Haar mesure on $\mathrm{GL}_{d}(F)$

$\DeclareMathOperator\GL{GL}$Let $F$ be a $\mathfrak{p}$-adic field and $\mathscr{O}_{F}$ its valuation ring. For any measurable subset of $M_{d}(F)$ such as $$ A= \left( \begin{array}{ccc} a_{11}+t^{\...
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Galois cohomology of separable closure

Let $K$ be a local field, $K^{sep}$ its separable closure, $G = Gal(K^{sep}/ K)$ the Galois group and $C := \overline{K^{sep}}$ the completion with respect to the induced valuation. In his paper on $p$...
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Multiplication law in a division algebra of dimension 9 over a non-archimedean local field

Let $k$ be a non-archimedean local field, for example, a $p$-adic field (a finite extension of the filed ${\Bbb Q}_p$ of $p$-adic numbers). It is well known that there is a canonical isomorphism $${\...
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Does $0\to I\to\mathrm{Gal}_K\to\mathrm{Gal}_k\to 0$ always split?

Let $K$ be a henselian valuation field with residue field $k$, then the decomposition group surjects onto Galois group of the residue field, with kernel the inertia subgroup, namely we have short ...
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Cohomology of finite $p$-groups over integers in local fields

Let $p$ be a prime, $G$ be a finite group of order $p^a$. Let $M$ be a $\mathbb{Z}[G]$-module. Then $H^n(G, M)$ is annihilated by $p^a$ for all $n \geq 1$ (see e.g. Brown, Corollary III.10.2). In ...
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Is $K^\times/ F^\times$ compact for local fields?

Let $K/F$ be a finite extension of local fields (of characteristic 0). Is it true that the quotient group $K^\times/ F^\times$ is always compact? I understand that if the extension is cyclic, it is ...
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Hilbert symbol over 2-adic field

Let $F$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_2$, and let $(-,-)_F$ be the quadratic Hilbert symbol over $F$. Is the following true? $(-1,-1)_F=1$ if and only if $\sqrt{-1}\in F$
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On Serre's "Local fields"

While I was reading J.-P. Serre's book "Local Fields" I found something strange in Chapter V. When Serre discusses properties of norm for unramified extensions, he says it is possible to ...
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Continous morphisms of a local field with conditions in positive characteristic

Let $P$ be a an irreducible polynomial of $k:=\mathbb F_q(T)$, $\Omega_P$ be the completion of an algebraic closure $\overline{k_P}$ of $k_P$, the completion of $k$ for the topology induced by the $P$-...
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$0$-th Galois cohomology with topological Milnor K-groups coefficients

In local class field theory, the reciprocity map is constructed by using the isomorphism ${\rm Br}(F)\simeq \mathbb{Q/Z}$, where $F$ is a local field and ${\rm Br}(F)$ is its Brauer group. The ...
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Realization of a p-adic field as a completion of a number field

Let $F$ be a $p$-adic field of characteristic 0. Is it always possible to find a number field $K$ such that $K$ has only one place lying above $p$ and such that its completion at this place is $F$? If ...
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Is the set of hyperelliptic curves with a K-point closed?

I am actually interested in the same question for more general kinds of curves, but I will be specific. Let $K$ be a field and $\overline{K}$ be an algebraic closure of $K$. Let's say that a "...
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Totally ramified extensions of p-adic fields

Let $\mathbb{Q}_p$ denote the field of p-adic numbers. For a prime number $q$ ($\neq p$), does exist a totally ramified extension $K/\mathbb{Q}_p$ with Galois group isomorphis to $\mathbb{Z}_q \times \...