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Algebraic morphisms of affine varieties in positive characteristic

Let $\Omega$ be a completion of an algebraic closure of $\mathbb F_q\left(\left(\frac1T\right)\right)$ for the valuation $-\deg$. Consider two matrices $M_1,M_2$ in $\mathcal M_2(\Omega)$ that are $\...
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What is $H^1(\mathbb Z, GL_k(R_n))$ for a ring closely related to the cyclotomic rings of integers?

Let us consider $R_n = \mathbb Z_\ell[\theta_n]/(\theta^{\ell^n}-1)$, an auxiliary prime power $q\equiv 1 \pmod \ell$ with an action of $\mathbb Z = \langle \sigma\rangle$ by $\sigma(\theta_n) = \...
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Splitting of simply connected algebraic group

Let $k$ be a number field and let $G$ be a connected semisimple, simply connected algebraic group defined over $k$. Let $k'$ be a finite Galois extension over which $G$ splits. By the Chebotarev ...
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Full measure properties for Zariski open subsets in $p$-adic situation

Let $F$ be a $p$-adic field and let $X$ be a smooth integral variety over $F$ (I am chiefly interested in the case when $X$ is a connected reductive group over $F$). Let $U$ be a non-empty open subset ...
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Why does norm map the $\sigma$-conjugacy classes to the conjugacy classes?

Let $E/F$ be a cyclic extension of order $\ell$ (not assumed prime) of fields of characteristic $0$, and $\Sigma$ its Galois group; we denote by $\sigma$ a generator of $\Sigma$. We denote by $G(E), G(...
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Intrinsic characterisation of a class of rings

This may be well known, but I was unable to find an answer browsing literature. Let us temporarily call a commutative (unital) ring $R$ an O-ring if there exists an integer $n \ge 1$, a local field of ...
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Reference request for Kato's paper: A generalization of local class field theory by using K -groups

I would like to ask for the paper of Kato: A generalization of local class field theory by using K -groups I, J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo Sec. IA 26 No.2, 1979, 303–376. I could not find it. Could anyone ...
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$SL_2(\mathbb{Z}_p)$ extension of a local field

Let $G$ be an arbitrary open group of $SL_2(\mathbb{Z}_p)$ and $K$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Can we construct a Galois extension field $E$ of $K$ such that $\text{Gal}(E/K)\cong G$? ...
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self dual character of local fields and global fields

There are two concepts of self dual character, one is for global and another is for local. Let $K$ be an imaginary quadratic number field, and a Hecke character $\chi : \mathbb{A}_K^{\times}/K^{\...
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Subring of quaternion algebra

I am following the book Introduction to Quadratic Forms over Fields by T. Y. Lam. In section VI.2, the author proves that, over an arbitrary local field $F$, there is a unique quaternion division ...
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perfectoid field of characteristic $p$

Let $L$ be perfectoid field of characteristic $p$ and $L'$ be a finite extension of $L$. Then I want to prove the trace map $\text{Tr}_{L'/L}: m_{L'}\rightarrow m_L$ is surjective. I find a proof in ...
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isogenies between elliptic curves with multiplicative reduction

Let $ K $ be a $ p $-adic field. Suppose we have an isogeny of elliptic curves $ \phi : E \to E' $ defined over $ K $, where $ E $ and $ E' $ both have multiplicative reduction. 1) Is there anything ...
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compact $p$-adic Lie group can be embedded into $O_K^n$ or $\text{GL}_n(K)$?

Let $K$ be a local field of charecteristic $0$ and $G$ be a compact $p$-adic Lie group of dimension $n$, then can $G$ be embedded into $O_K^n$ or $\text{GL}_n(K)$ as a closed subgroup? This is a dual ...
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A question related to supercuspidal representations of $\operatorname{GL}_2$ over local fields

I was learning about the representation of $\operatorname{GL}_2$ over local fields and came to know something like: if the residual characteristic of the local field is an odd prime, then every ...
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Reference request - conjugacy classes over local fields

Is there a nice reference for reductive groups over local fields, which for example contains discussion of things such as: Given a semisimple element in $G(F)$, its $G(F)$-conjugacy class is closed in ...
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is there a unique measure on a local field?

Suppose we consider a local field and forget about the topology for a moment and consider the set of all measures on some non-trivial $\sigma$-algebra over the field that makes the field operations ...
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Relation in Brauer group coming from trace form

Let $L/K$ be a cubic (or, more generally, odd-order) extension of fields of characteristic $0$. To every element $a \in L^\times$ we can associate the quadratic form \begin{align*} q_a : L &\to K \...
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Possible $p$-torsion subgroup of $E(\mathbb{Q}_p)$, and if there is a theorem to say which case happens when?

What is the possible $p$-torsion subgroup of $E(\mathbb{Q}_p)$ for an elliptic curve $E$ over $\mathbb{Q}_p$, and if there is a theorem to say which case happens when?
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Multivariate Weierstrass preparation Theorem?

Let $(K,|\cdot|)$ be a complete local field and $\mathcal{O}$ be its ring of integers. Let $C$ be a complete algebraic closure of $K$ and let $\mathfrak{m}:=\{x\in \mathcal{O}_{C}~|~|x|<1\}$ where $...
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Conjugation action of $Gal(\bar{s}/s)$ on the tame ramification group

There is a statement in SGA 7-1 Exposé 1 (P. Deligne, Résumé des premiers exposés de A. Grothendieck, pdf of SGA7-1), (0.3.1): $S$ is a Henselian trait (i.e. the spectrum of a henselian discrete ...
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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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explicit uniformizer for the false Tate extension

Let $p$ be an odd prime and let $n\geq 1$. Set $K=\mathbb{Q}_p(\zeta_{p^n})$, $L=\mathbb{Q}_p(\sqrt[p^n]{p})$, and $M=KL$. I claim that $M$ is totally ramified of degree $\phi(p^n)p^n$ (the proof ...
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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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Explicit construction of abelian wild inertial extensions of maximal tamely ramified extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$?

In Iwasawa's paper On Galois groups of local fields, he proves that if $V$ is the maximal tamely ramified extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$, with Galois group $\Gamma$ over the base, then its abelianized ...
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Calculation of Tate epsilon factor in the ramified case

Let $F$ be a nonarchimedean local field, $\chi$ a ramified character of $F^{\ast}$, $\psi$ a nontrivial character of $F$, and $dx$ a Haar measure on $F$ with respect to which the Fourier transform is ...
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What is a tamely-ramified Weil-Deligne representation?

Let $W_F$ denote the Weil group of a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let $I$ denote the inertia subgroup and $I^{>0}$ the (pro-$p$) subgroup of wild inertia. (I hope I've got my notation right.....
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The Ax-Kochen isomorphism theorem and the continuum hypothesis

Let's recall that: (1): The Ax-Kochen principle says that if $\mathcal{U}$ is a non-principal ultrafilter over prime numbers, then $\prod_{\mathbb{U}} \mathbb{F}_p((t)) \equiv \prod_{\mathbb{U}} \...
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Reference for nonquasi-split groups of type $E_6$ and $E_7$ over local fields

The semisimple groups over a local field have been classified by Tits, cf. [1] "Classification of algebraic semisimple groups" in Boulder and [2] "Reductive groups over local fields" in Corvallis. In ...
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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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$p$-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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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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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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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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analogue of Theorem of Mattuck for Abelian varieties over $\mathbf{F}_q(\!(t)\!)$

By a theorem of Mattuck [Abelian Varieties over $p$-Adic Ground Fields, Annals of Mathematics, Second Series, Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jul., 1955), pp. 92-119], for an Abelian variety $A$ of dimension $g$ over ...
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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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Factorisation of polynomials over finite field

Is there a method to factorise a polynomial, for $k \leq m$ and $a_i \in \mathbb{F}_p$, $$ 1 + t^k(1 + a_1 t + a_2 t + \ldots + a_m t^m)^k $$ as a product $$ (1 + t^k)^{x_1} \cdots (1 + t^l)^{x_l} \...
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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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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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Monoid cohomology of $\mathbb{N}$ for a linear algebraic group

Let $k$ be a finite field and $k_E:=k((X))$ denote the field of Laurent series over $k$. We define a Frobenius endomorphism on $k_E$ via $f(X)\mapsto f(X^p)$. We choose a lift $\varphi:k_E^{sep}\...
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Decomposition of $\widehat{k^{\times}}$ occuring in local class field theory

Let $k$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ very often we use the isomorphism that $Gal(\overline{k}/k)^{ab} \simeq \hat{(k^{\times})}$ given by local class field theory. My question would be do ...
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metaplectic group does not split

I'm trying to understand the Weil representation and hope there are some experts around who can set me straight. Let $F$ be a non-Archimedean local field (I don't mind assuming that the characteristic ...
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Langlands correspondence for higher local fields?

Let $F$ be a one-dimensional local field. Then Langlands conjectures for $GL_n(F)$ say (among other things) that there is a unique bijection between the set of equivalence classes of irreducible ...
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Characters of the kernel of the norm map of an extension of local fields

Let $E$ be a quadratic extension of a local nonarchimedean field $F$ of characteristic zero (and odd residual characteristic). Let $\sigma$ be a generator of the Galois group $G = Gal(E/F)$. I'm ...
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Arithmetic of Cuspidal Reps. Fundamental non split stratum and simple stratum

I started to read Colin Bushnell's notes on this title. The last theorem in the 3rd section claims that if $\pi$ is an irr. smooth rep. of $GL_N(F)$ containing a non-split fundamental stratum, then $\...
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Is the intersection of ramification groups in upper numbering of a $p$-adic local field trivial?

Let $K$ be a $p$-adic local field, for example $\mathbb{Q}_p$. Let $G$ be the absolute Galois group of $K$, and let $G^v$($v\ge -1$) be the ramification groups in upper numbering, then is it true ...
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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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Is there any explicit description of the maximal totally ramified extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$?

It is well known that the maximal unramified extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ can be extended by adding the roots of unity of order prime to $p$. Is there any explicit description of the maximal totally ...
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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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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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Is the special case of Abhyankar's lemma is also considered as such?

Consider the following statement: Assume $E$ and $F$ are unramified (over some fixed prime) finite separable extensions of a field $K$. Then $EF$ is also unramified. I always thought that it is ...