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Point-Line Incidence Estimates in $(\mathbb{Z}/p^k\mathbb{Z})^2$

Combinatorics 2025-10-24 v1

Abstract

The point-line incidence problem has been widely studied in Euclidean spaces and vector spaces over finite fields, whereas the analogous problem has rarely been considered over finite pp-adic rings. In this paper, we investigate incidences in the pp-adic setting and prove new incidence bounds for points and lines in (Z/pkZ)2(\mathbb{Z}/p^k\mathbb{Z})^2. Our first two results extend previously known incidence bounds over finite fields, assuming lines are well-separated. For non-separated lines, we establish a general incidence result for weighted points and lines under certain dimensional spacing conditions using the Fourier analytic method and the induction-on-scales argument.

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@article{arxiv.2510.20104,
  title  = {Point-Line Incidence Estimates in $(\mathbb{Z}/p^k\mathbb{Z})^2$},
  author = {Yuhan Chu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.20104},
  year   = {2025}
}

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18 pages

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