Hasse-Witt-invariants and dihedral extensions (Q1057316)

Let F be a function field of one variable over an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(p>0\) and let E/F be a separable extension of degree p. We assume that the Galois group Gal\((\bar E/F)\) of the normal closure \(\bar E\) of E/F contains a normal subgroup of order p whose fixed field is denoted by \(\tilde E.\) Then we get a generalization of the formula of Deuring-Shafarevich for the Hasse-Witt-invariants \(\gamma_ E\) and \(\gamma_ F:\) \(\gamma_ E-1=\gamma_ F-1+(p-1) (\gamma_{\tilde E}-1+R) / [\tilde E:F]\), where R is equal to the number of ramified primes at \(\bar E/\tilde E\). In the special case that F is the rational function field we see that \(\gamma_ E\) is not determined by \(\gamma_ F\) and ramification like in the case of a Galois extension E/F.