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A converse to the Hasse-Arf theorem

Number Theory 2023-02-02 v1

Abstract

Let L/KL/K be a finite Galois extension of local fields. The Hasse-Arf theorem says that if Gal(L/K)(L/K) is abelian then the upper ramification breaks of L/KL/K must be integers. We prove the following converse to the Hasse-Arf theorem: Let GG be a nonabelian group which is isomorphic to the Galois group of some totally ramified extension E/FE/F of local fields with residue characteristic p>2p>2. Then there is a totally ramified extension of local fields L/KL/K with residue characteristic pp such that Gal(L/K)G(L/K)\cong G and L/KL/K has at least one nonintegral upper ramification break.

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@article{arxiv.2302.00222,
  title  = {A converse to the Hasse-Arf theorem},
  author = {G. Griffith Elder and Kevin Keating},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.00222},
  year   = {2023}
}
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