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Explicit Construction of Self-Dual Integral Normal Bases for the Square-Root of the Inverse Different

Number Theory 2010-07-05 v1

Abstract

Let KK be a finite extension of \Qp\Q_p, let L/KL/K be a finite abelian Galois extension of odd degree and let \boL\bo_L be the valuation ring of LL. We define AL/KA_{L/K} to be the unique fractional \boL\bo_L-ideal with square equal to the inverse different of L/KL/K. For pp an odd prime and L/\QpL/\Q_p contained in certain cyclotomic extensions, Erez has described integral normal bases for AL/\QpA_{L/\Q_p} that are self-dual with respect to the trace form. Assuming K/\QpK/\Q_p to be unramified we generate odd abelian weakly ramified extensions of KK using Lubin-Tate formal groups. We then use Dwork's exponential power series to explicitly construct self-dual integral normal bases for the square-root of the inverse different in these extensions.

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@article{arxiv.1007.0332,
  title  = {Explicit Construction of Self-Dual Integral Normal Bases for the Square-Root of the Inverse Different},
  author = {Erik Jarl Pickett},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.0332},
  year   = {2010}
}