Hypergeometric decomposition of symmetric \(K3\) quartic pencils (Q2179721)

This paper studies the hypergeometric functions associated to the five one-parameter deformations of Delsatre \(K3\) quartic surfaces. These families are labelled as \(F_4, F_1L_3, F_2L_2, L_2L_2\) and \(L_4\), and for each of them, there is a discrete group of symmetriies acting symplectically. The main theorem shows that hypergeometric functions are associated to this set of Delsarte hypersurface pencils in two ways as Picard-Fuchs differential equations and as traces of Frobenius. The Picard-Fuchs differential equations are explicitly determined for these families. Further, the zeta functions and \(L\)-functions of these families are computed explicitly. The method is computational on finite Gauss sums, and finite hypergeometric sums, which give rise to hypergeometric motives.