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Analogues of Lehmer's conjecture in positive characteristic

Number Theory 2016-09-07 v6 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

Let CC be a smooth projective irreducible curve defined over a finite field Fq\mathbb{F}_q and K=Fq(C)K=\mathbb{F}_q(C). Let AKA\subset K be the ring of functions regular outside a fixed place \infty of KK. Let ϕ:AEnd(Ga)\phi:A\to\text{End}(\mathbb{G}_a) be a Drinfeld AA-module of rank rr defined over a finite extension LL of KK and h^ϕ\hat{h}_{\phi} its canonical height. Given a non-torsion point α\alpha of ϕ\phi of degree dd over KK, we prove that h^ϕ(α)1/d\hat{h}_{\phi}(\alpha)\ge 1/d. A similar statement is proved for the canonical height of a point of infinite order of a non-constant semi-stable elliptic curve defined over KK, with the absolute constant 1 replaced by a constant depending on the elliptic curve.

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@article{arxiv.math/0011102,
  title  = {Analogues of Lehmer's conjecture in positive characteristic},
  author = {Amilcar Pacheco},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0011102},
  year   = {2016}
}

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