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Zeta functions over finite fields- An exposition of Dwork's methods

Number Theory 2023-05-30 v2

Abstract

The paper reviews Dwork's p-adic analytic methods used in the Weil Conjectures. The first two chapters review a version of his proof of the rationality conjecture. The rest of the paper is devoted to Dwork's original cohomological methods, along with some p-adic functional analysis. The last chapter applies what is developed to an example of Dwork's family of hypersurfaces.

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@article{arxiv.2012.01809,
  title  = {Zeta functions over finite fields- An exposition of Dwork's methods},
  author = {Martin Ortiz Ramirez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.01809},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Old undergrad expository article

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