Arithmetic BF theory and the Cassels-Tate pairing
Number Theory
2026-02-26 v2
Abstract
We give a systematic treatment of the arithmetic BF theory, introduced by Carlson and Kim. We observe that the Cassels-Tate pairing can be naturally interpreted as an arithmetic BF functional.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.19621,
title = {Arithmetic BF theory and the Cassels-Tate pairing},
author = {Jeehoon Park and Junyeong Park},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.19621},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
To appear in Mathematika (Minhyong Kim's 61st birthday conference volume)