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Nonsplit conics in the reduction of an arithmetic curve

Number Theory 2023-11-28 v5 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

For an algebraic function field F/KF/K and a discrete valuation vv of KK with perfect residue field kk, we bound the number of discrete valuations on FF extending vv whose residue fields are algebraic function fields of genus zero over kk but not ruled. Assuming that KK is relatively algebraically closed in FF, we find that the number of nonruled residually transcendental extensions of vv to FF is bounded by g+1\mathfrak{g}+1 where g\mathfrak{g} is the genus of F/KF/K. An application to sums of squares in function fields of curves over R( ⁣(t) ⁣)\mathbb{R}(\!(t)\!) is presented.

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@article{arxiv.2005.11855,
  title  = {Nonsplit conics in the reduction of an arithmetic curve},
  author = {Karim Johannes Becher and David Grimm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.11855},
  year   = {2023}
}