Zeros of polynomials over finite Witt rings
Abstract
Let denote the finite field of characteristic and order . Let denote the unramified extension of the -adic rational integers with residue field . Given two positive integers , define a box to be a subset of with elements such that modulo is equal to . For a collection of nonconstant polynomials and positive integers , define the set of common zeros inside the box to be It is an interesting problem to give the sharp estimates for the -divisibility of . This problem has been partially solved for the three cases: (i) , which is just the Ax-Katz theorem, (ii) , which was solved by Katz, Marshal and Ramage, and (iii) , and , which was recently solved by Cao, Wan and Grynkiewicz. Based on the multi-fold addition and multiplication of the finite Witt rings over , we investigate the remaining unconsidered case of and for some , and finally provide a complete answer to this problem.
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@article{arxiv.2310.15637,
title = {Zeros of polynomials over finite Witt rings},
author = {Weihua Li and Wei Cao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.15637},
year = {2023}
}