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The $\ell$-parity conjecture over the constant quadratic extension

Number Theory 2017-06-23 v4

Abstract

For a prime \ell and an abelian variety AA over a global field KK, the \ell-parity conjecture predicts that, in accordance with the ideas of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer, the Z\mathbb{Z}_{\ell}-corank of the \ell^{\infty}-Selmer group and the analytic rank agree modulo 22. Assuming that charK>0\mathrm{char} K > 0, we prove that the \ell-parity conjecture holds for the base change of AA to the constant quadratic extension if \ell is odd, coprime to charK\mathrm{char} K, and does not divide the degree of every polarization of AA. The techniques involved in the proof include the \'{e}tale cohomological interpretation of Selmer groups, the Grothendieck-Ogg-Shafarevich formula, and the study of the behavior of local root numbers in unramified extensions.

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@article{arxiv.1402.2939,
  title  = {The $\ell$-parity conjecture over the constant quadratic extension},
  author = {Kestutis Cesnavicius},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.2939},
  year   = {2017}
}

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22 pages; final version, to appear in Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society