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On Kummer extensions with one place at infinity

Algebraic Geometry 2023-04-05 v2

Abstract

Let KK be the algebraic closure of Fq\mathbb{F}_{q}. We provide an explicit description of the Weierstrass semigroup H(Q)H(Q_\infty) at the only place at infinity QQ_{\infty} of the curve X\mathcal{X} defined by the Kummer extension with equation ym=f(x)y^m=f(x), where f(x)K[x]f(x)\in K[x] is a polynomial satisfying gcd(m,degf)=1\gcd (m, \text{deg} f)=1. As a consequence, we determine the Frobenius number and the multiplicity of H(Q)H(Q_{\infty}) in some cases, and we discuss sufficient conditions for the Weierstrass semigroup H(Q)H(Q_{\infty}) to be symmetric. Finally, we characterize certain maximal Castle curves of type (X,Q)(\mathcal{X}, Q_{\infty}).

Cite

@article{arxiv.2208.09729,
  title  = {On Kummer extensions with one place at infinity},
  author = {Erik A. R. Mendoza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.09729},
  year   = {2023}
}

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20 pages, 1 figure

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