Extending weakly polynomial functions from high rank varieties

Abstract: Let

k

be a field,

V

a

k

-vector space and

X

be a subset of

V

. A function

f : X o k

is weakly polynomial of degree

l e q a

, if the restriction of

f

on any affine subspace

L s u b s e t X

is a polynomial of degree

l e q a

. In this paper we consider the case when

X = m a t h b b X (k)

where

m a t h b b X

is a complete intersection of bounded codimension defined by a high rank polynomials of degrees

d, c h a r (k) = 0

or

c h a r (k) > d

and either

k

is algebraically closed, or

k = m a t h b b F_{q}, q > a d

. We show that under these assumptions any

k

-valued weakly polynomial function of degree

l e q a

on

X

is a restriction of a polynomial of degree

l e q a

on

V

. Our proof is based on Theorem 1.11 on fibers of polynomial morphisms

P : m a t h b b F_{q}^{n} o m a t h b b F_{q}^{m}

of high rank. This result is of an independent interest. For example it immediately implies a strengthening of the result of [4].

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