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Sums of units in function fields

Number Theory 2013-11-20 v1

Abstract

Let R be the ring of S-integers of an algebraic function field (in one variable) over a perfect field, where S is finite and not empty. It is shown that for every positive integer N there exist elements of R that can not be written as a sum of at most N units.

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@article{arxiv.1311.4676,
  title  = {Sums of units in function fields},
  author = {Christopher Frei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.4676},
  year   = {2013}
}

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18 pages

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