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An Integral Digit Derivative Basis for Carlitz Prime Power Torsion Extensions

Number Theory 2026-02-24 v2

Abstract

Let p\mathfrak{p} be a monic irreducible polynomial in A:=Fq[θ]A:=\mathbb{F}_q[\theta], the ring of polynomials in the indeterminate θ\theta over the finite field Fq\mathbb{F}_q, and let ζ\zeta be a root of p\mathfrak{p} in an algebraic closure of Fq(θ)\mathbb{F}_q(\theta). For each positive integer nn, let λn\lambda_n be a generator of the AA-module of Carlitz pn\mathfrak{p}^n-torsion. We give a basis for the ring of integers A[ζ,λn]K(ζ,λn)A[\zeta,\lambda_n] \subset K(\zeta, \lambda_n) over A[ζ]K(ζ)A[\zeta] \subset K(\zeta) which consists of monomials in the hyperderivatives of the Anderson-Thakur function ω\omega evaluated at the roots of p\mathfrak{p}. We also give an explicit field normal basis for these extensions. This builds on (and in some places, simplifies) the work of Angl\`es-Pellarin.

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@article{arxiv.1611.09681,
  title  = {An Integral Digit Derivative Basis for Carlitz Prime Power Torsion Extensions},
  author = {Andreas Maurischat and Rudolph Perkins},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.09681},
  year   = {2026}
}

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17 pages. Corrected typo