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Ramified periods and field of definition

Algebraic Geometry 2025-04-08 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let L/KL/K be an extension of number fields that is ramified above pp. We give a new obstruction to the descent to KK of smooth projective varieties defined over LL. The obstruction is a matrix of pp-adic numbers that we call ``ramified periods'' arising from the comparison isomorphism between de Rham cohomology and crystalline cohomology. As an application, we give simple examples of hyperelliptic curves over Q(p)\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt p) that are isomorphic to their Galois conjugates but such that their Jacobians do not descend to Q\mathbb{Q} even up to isogeny.

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@article{arxiv.2504.04484,
  title  = {Ramified periods and field of definition},
  author = {Giuseppe Ancona and Dragoş Frăţilă and Alberto Vezzani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.04484},
  year   = {2025}
}

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