English

Selmer groups for elliptic curves in Z_l^d-extensions of function fields of characteristic p

Number Theory 2009-01-28 v3

Abstract

Let FF be a function field of characteristic p>0p>0, \F/F\F/F a Galois extension with Gal(\F/F)ZldGal(\F/F)\simeq \Z_l^d (for some prime lpl\neq p) and E/FE/F a non-isotrivial elliptic curve. We study the behaviour of Selmer groups SelE(L)rSel_E(L)_r (rr any prime) as LL varies through the subextensions of \F\F via appropriate versions of Mazur's Control Theorem. As a consequence we prove that SelE(\F)rSel_E(\F)_r is a cofinitely generated (in some cases cotorsion) Zr[[Gal(\F/F)]]\Z_r[[Gal(\F/F)]]-module.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.0707.1143,
  title  = {Selmer groups for elliptic curves in Z_l^d-extensions of function fields of characteristic p},
  author = {Andrea Bandini and Ignazio Longhi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.1143},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Final version to appear in Annales de l'Institut Fourier