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An effective open image theorem for abelian varieties

Number Theory 2019-11-01 v1

Abstract

Fix an abelian variety AA of dimension g1g\geq 1 defined over a number field KK. For each prime \ell, the Galois action on the \ell-power torsion points of AA induces a representation ρA, ⁣:GalKGL2g(Z)\rho_{A,\ell}\colon Gal_K \to GL_{2g}(\mathbb{Z}_\ell). The \ell-adic monodromy group of AA is the Zariski closure GA,G_{A,\ell} of the image of ρA,\rho_{A,\ell} in GL2g,QGL_{2g,\mathbb{Q}_\ell}. The image of ρA,\rho_{A,\ell} is open in GA,(Q)G_{A,\ell}(\mathbb{Q}_\ell) with respect to the \ell-adic topology and hence the index [GA,(Q)GL2g(Z):ρA,(GalK)][G_{A,\ell}(\mathbb{Q}_\ell)\cap GL_{2g}(\mathbb{Z}_\ell): \rho_{A,\ell}(Gal_K)] is finite. We prove that this index can be bounded in terms of gg for all \ell larger then some constant depending on certain invariants of AA.

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@article{arxiv.1910.14171,
  title  = {An effective open image theorem for abelian varieties},
  author = {David Zywina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.14171},
  year   = {2019}
}
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