Categorifying Zeta Functions of Hyperelliptic Curves

Abstract: The zeta function of a hyperelliptic curve

C

over a finite field factors into a product of

L

-functions, one of which is the

L

-function of

C

. We categorify this formula using objective linear algebra in the abstract incidence algebra of the poset of effective

0

-cycles of

C

. As an application, we prove a collection of combinatorial formulas relating the number of ramified, split and inert points on

C

to the overall point count of

C

.

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