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Hasse invariants and mod $p$ solutions of $A$-hypergeometric systems

Number Theory 2012-09-13 v1

Abstract

Igusa noted that the Hasse invariant of the Legendre family of elliptic curves over a finite field of odd characteristic is a solution mod pp of a Gaussian hypergeometric equation. We show that any family of exponential sums over a finite field has a Hasse invariant which is a sum of products of mod pp solutions of AA-hypergeometric systems.

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@article{arxiv.1209.2448,
  title  = {Hasse invariants and mod $p$ solutions of $A$-hypergeometric systems},
  author = {Alan Adolphson and Steven Sperber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.2448},
  year   = {2012}
}

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22 pages