Rational points on symmetric squares of constant algebraic curves over function fields
Journal de théorie des nombres de Bordeaux, Tome 35 (2023) no. 2, pp. 467-480.

On considère des courbes projectives lisses C/𝔽 sur un corps fini et leurs carrés symétriques C (2) . Pour un corps de fonctions global K/𝔽, nous étudions les points K-rationnels de C (2) . Nous décrivons les points adéliques de C (2) survivant à la descente de Frobenius et décrivons comment les points K-rationnels y sont situés. Nos méthodes conduisent également à une borne explicite pour le nombre de points K-rationnels de C (2) satisfaisant une condition supplémentaire. Certains de nos résultats s’appliquent à des sous-variétés constantes arbitraires de variétés abéliennes, mais nous produisons des exemples qui montrent que certaines des nos conclusions les plus fortes ne s’étendent pas.

We consider smooth projective curves C/𝔽 over a finite field and their symmetric squares C (2) . For a global function field K/𝔽, we study the K-rational points of C (2) . We describe the adelic points of C (2) surviving Frobenius descent and how the K-rational points fit there. Our methods also lead to an explicit bound on the number of K-rational points of C (2) satisfying an additional condition. Some of our results apply to arbitrary constant subvarieties of abelian varieties, however we produce examples which show that not all of our stronger conclusions extend.

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DOI : 10.5802/jtnb.1252
Classification : 11G35, 14G05
Mots clés : Rational points, Descent obstruction, Global fields
Jennifer Berg 1 ; José Felipe Voloch 2

1 Department of Mathematics Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA
2 School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Canterbury Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Licence : CC-BY-ND 4.0
Droits d'auteur : Les auteurs conservent leurs droits
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Jennifer Berg; José Felipe Voloch. Rational points on symmetric squares of constant algebraic curves over function fields. Journal de théorie des nombres de Bordeaux, Tome 35 (2023) no. 2, pp. 467-480. doi : 10.5802/jtnb.1252. https://jtnb.centre-mersenne.org/articles/10.5802/jtnb.1252/

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