Multivariate ultrametric root counting
Abstract
Let be a field, complete with respect to a discrete non-archimedian valuation and let be the residue field. Consider a system of polynomial equations in . Our first result is a reformulation of the classical Hensel's Lemma in the language of tropical geometry: we show sufficient conditions (semiregularity at ) that guarantee that the first digit map is a one to one correspondence between the solutions of in with valuation and the solutions in of the initial form system . Using this result, we provide an explicit formula for the number of solutions in of a certain class of systems of polynomial equations (called regular), characterized by having finite tropical prevariety, by having initial forms consisting only of binomials, and by being semiregular at any point in the tropical prevariety. Finally, as a consequence of the root counting formula, we obtain the expected number of roots in of univariate polynomials with given support and random coefficients.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1107.1162,
title = {Multivariate ultrametric root counting},
author = {Martin Avendano and Ashraf Ibrahim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.1162},
year = {2011}
}