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Algebraic relations among periods and logarithms of rank 2 Drinfeld modules

Number Theory 2011-06-01 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

For any rank 2 Drinfeld module rho defined over an algebraic function field, we consider its period matrix P, which is analogous to the period matrix of an elliptic curve defined over a number field. Suppose that the characteristic of F_q is odd and rho is without complex multiplication. We show that the transcendence degree of the field generated by the entries of P over F_q(theta) is 4. As a consequence, we show also the algebraic independence of Drinfeld logarithms of algebraic functions which are linearly independent over F_q(theta).

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@article{arxiv.0807.3157,
  title  = {Algebraic relations among periods and logarithms of rank 2 Drinfeld modules},
  author = {Chieh-Yu Chang and Matthew A. Papanikolas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.3157},
  year   = {2011}
}

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25 pages

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