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Counting points of fixed degree and given height over function fields

Number Theory 2014-02-26 v1

Abstract

Let kk be a finite field extension of the function field \bfFp(T)\bfF_p(T) and kˉ\bar{k} its algebraic closure. We count points in projective space Pn1(kˉ)\Bbb P ^{n-1}(\bar{k}) with given height and of fixed degree dd over the field kk. If n>2d+3n>2d+3 we derive an asymptotic estimate for their number as the height tends to infinity. As an application we also deduce asymptotic estimates for certain decomposable forms.

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@article{arxiv.1106.0696,
  title  = {Counting points of fixed degree and given height over function fields},
  author = {Jeffrey Lin Thunder and Martin Widmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1106.0696},
  year   = {2014}
}

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23 pages

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