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