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Local arboreal representations

Number Theory 2020-07-06 v2

Abstract

Let KK be a field complete with respect to a discrete valuation vv of residue characteristic pp. Let f(z)K[z]f(z) \in K[z] be a separable polynomial of the form zc.z^\ell-c. Given aKa \in K, we examine the Galois groups and ramification groups of the extensions of KK generated by the solutions to fn(z)=af^n(z)=a. The behavior depends upon v(c)v(c), and we find that it shifts dramatically as v(c)v(c) crosses a certain value: 00 in the case pp \nmid \ell, and p/(p1)-p/(p-1) in the case p=p=\ell.

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@article{arxiv.1610.04969,
  title  = {Local arboreal representations},
  author = {Jacqueline Anderson and Spencer Hamblen and Bjorn Poonen and Laura Walton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.04969},
  year   = {2020}
}

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16 pages; journal reference added

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