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On gap sets in arbitrary Kummer extensions of $K(x)$

Algebraic Geometry 2025-06-25 v1

Abstract

Let KK be an algebraically closed field, and let F/K(x)F/K(x) be a Kummer extension of function fields of genus gg. We provide a compact and explicit description of the gap set G(Q)G(Q) at any totally ramified place QQ of the extension F/K(x)F/K(x). As a consequence, we deduce structural properties of the Weierstrass semigroup H(Q)H(Q); in particular, we determine a generating set for H(Q)H(Q), and we characterize its symmetry in certain cases. We also generalize a formula due to Towse that describes the asymptotic behavior of the sum of the Weierstrass weights at all totally ramified places of the extension F/K(x)F/K(x) relative to g3gg^3-g.

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@article{arxiv.2506.19169,
  title  = {On gap sets in arbitrary Kummer extensions of $K(x)$},
  author = {Ethan Cotterill and Erik A. R. Mendoza and Pietro Speziali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.19169},
  year   = {2025}
}
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