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Stabilization indices of potentially Mumford curves

Algebraic Geometry 2021-12-30 v1

Abstract

Let XX be a smooth projective curve over a complete discretely valued field KK. Let L/KL/K be the minimal extension such that X×KLX \times_K L has a semi-stable model, and write e(L/K)e(L/K) for the ramification index of L/KL/K. Let e(X)e(X) be the so-called ``stabilization index'' of XX, defined by Halle and Nicaise as the lcm of the multiplicities of the ``principal'' irreducible components of a minimal regular snc-model of XX. It is known that if L/KL/K is tame, then e(X)=e(L/K)e(X) = e(L/K). If one drops the tameness assumption, but instead assumes that XX has index one and potentially multiplicative reduction, Halle and Nicaise ask if the equality e(X)=e(L/K)e(X) = e(L/K) still holds. We prove that e(X)e(X) divides e(L/K)e(L/K) in this situation, but we give examples, in every residue characteristic, of XX with KK-rational points and potentially multiplicative reduction such that e(X)e(L/K)e(X) \neq e(L/K).

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@article{arxiv.2112.14728,
  title  = {Stabilization indices of potentially Mumford curves},
  author = {Andrew Obus and Daniele Turchetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.14728},
  year   = {2021}
}

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