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Approximation and algebraicity in positive characteristic Hahn fields

Number Theory 2023-12-29 v3 Logic

Abstract

We study the relative algebraic closure KK of Fˉp((t))\bar{\mathbb{F}}_p((t)) inside Fˉ((tQ))\bar{\mathbb{F}}((t^{\mathbb{Q}})). We show that the supports of elements in KK have order type strictly less than ωω\omega^\omega. We also recover a theorem by Rayner giving a bound to the ramification away from pp in the support of elements in KK, and an analogue of Rayner's result for the residue field. This work has applications to the decidability of the first order theory of Fp((tQ))\mathbb{F}_p((t^{\mathbb{Q}})), and other tame fields, in the language of valued fields with a constant symbol for tt.

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@article{arxiv.2301.06177,
  title  = {Approximation and algebraicity in positive characteristic Hahn fields},
  author = {Victor Lisinski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.06177},
  year   = {2023}
}

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Minor update to clarify notation

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