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This is a brief review article of various applications of non-Archimedean geometry, p-adic numbers and adeles in modern mathematical physics.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Branko Dragovich

$p$-Adic mathematical physics is a branch of modern mathematical physics based on the application of $p$-adic mathematical methods in modeling physical and related phenomena. It emerged in 1987 as a result of efforts to find a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-05-16 B. Dragovich , A. Yu. Khrennikov , S. V. Kozyrev , I. V. Volovich , E. I. Zelenov

We provide a gentle introduction to arc spaces, motivic integration and stringy invariants. We explain the basic concepts and first results, including the p-adic number theoretic pre-history, and we provide concrete examples. The text is a…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Willem Veys

An overview of the authors' ideas about the process of completing a $p$-adically normed space in the setting of vertex operator algebras. We focus in particular on the $p$-adic Heisenberg VOA and its connections with $p$-adic modular forms.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-10-22 Cameron Franc , Geoffrey Mason

The paper proposes a construction of a quantum differentiation operator defined on the spaces of complex-valued functions of $p$-adic argument, and taking values in the algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space. The properties of this…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-05-18 Evgeny I. Zelenov

This is an introduction to $p$-adic geometry and $p$-adic analysis focusing on the theme of $p$-adic period mappings. We follow as closely as possible the development of the classical theory of complex period mappings, blending differential…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Yves André

We introduce the notion of $p$-adic quantum bit ($p$-qubit) in the context of the $p$-adic quantum mechanics initiated and developed by Volovich and his followers. In this approach, physics takes place in three-dimensional $p$-adic space…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-07-14 Ilaria Svampa , Stefano Mancini , Andreas Winter

The article provides an introduction to infinite-dimensional differential calculus over topological fields and surveys some of its applications, notably in the areas of infinite-dimensional Lie groups and dynamical systems.

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2009-11-11 Helge Glockner

After a brief review of p-adic numbers, adeles and their functions, we consider real, p-adic and adelic superalgebras, superspaces and superanalyses. A concrete illustration is given by means of the Grassmann algebra generated by two…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Branko Dragovich , Andrei Khrennikov

The study of prime divisibility plays a crucial role in number theory. The $p$-adic valuation of a number is the highest power of a prime, $p$, that divides that number. Using this valuation, we construct $p$-adic valuation trees to…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-08-24 Dillon Snyder

Some aspects of analysis involving fields with absolute value functions are discussed, which includes the real or complex numbers with their standard absolute values, as well as ultrametric situations like the p-adic numbers.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2015-04-28 Stephen Semmes

The first section of this modest survey reviews some basic notions and describes some families of examples, and the second section briefly indicates some general aspects of analysis on metric spaces. The remaining three sections are…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Stephen Semmes

This paper is devoted to the problem of ergodicity of $p$-adic dynamical systems. Our aim is to present criteria of ergodicity in terms of coordinate functions corresponding to digits in the canonical expansion of $p$-adic numbers. The…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2015-06-15 Andrei Khrennikov , Ekaterina Yurova

We continue the study of operator algebras over the $p$-adic integers, initiated in our previous work [1]. In this sequel, we develop further structural results and provide new families of examples. We introduce the notion of $p$-adic von…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2025-10-01 Alcides Buss , Luiz Felipe Garcia , Devarshi Mukherjee

Continued fractions have been long studied due to their strong properties, such as rational approximation. In this extent, their arithmetic over real numbers has represented an intriguing problem throughout the years. In this paper, we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-15 Giuliano Romeo , Giulia Salvatori

Perfectoid spaces have become a crucial tool in $p$-adic geometry, serving as a bridge between adic spaces in characteristic $0$ and those in characteristic $p$. In this article, we develop a systematic way to study the structure of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-06 Aprameyo Pal , Rohit Pokhrel

We describe a new arithmetic system for the Magma computer algebra system for working with $p$-adic numbers exactly, in the sense that numbers are represented lazily to infinite $p$-adic precision. This is the first highly featured such…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2020-08-26 Christopher Doris

This paper works out the structure of singular points of p-adic differential equations (i.e. differential modules over the ring of functions analytic in some annulus with external radius 1). Surprisingly results look like in the formal case…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Gilles Christol , Zoghman Mebkhout

In this paper we give a preliminary formalization of the p-adic numbers, in the context of the second author's univalent foundations program. We also provide the corresponding code verifying the construction in the proof assistant Coq.…

Logic · Mathematics 2013-02-07 Álvaro Pelayo , Vladimir Voevodsky , Michael A. Warren

It is well-known that the W\"ustholz' analytic subgroup theorem is one of the most powerful theorems in transcendence theory. The theorem gives in a very systematic and conceptual way the transcendence of a large class of complex numbers,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-12-21 Clemens Fuchs , Duc Hiep Pham