The zeta functions of moduli stacks of \(G\)-zips and moduli stacks of truncated Barsotti-Tate groups (Q1627813)

Summary: We study stacks of truncated Barsotti-Tate groups and the \(G\)-zips defined by \textit{R. Pink} et al. [Doc. Math. 16, 253--300 (2011; Zbl 1230.14070)]. The latter occur naturally when studying truncated Barsotti-Tate groups of height \(1\) with additional structure. By studying objects over finite fields and their automorphisms we determine the zeta functions of these stacks. These zeta functions can be expressed in terms of the Weyl group of the reductive group \(G\) and its action on the root system. The main ingredients are the classification of \(G\)-zips over algebraically closed fields and their automorphism groups by Pink et al. [loc. cit.], and the study of truncated Barsotti-Tate groups and their automorphism groups by \textit{O. Gabber} and \textit{A. Vasiu} [Int. Math. Res. Not. 2013, No. 18, 4285--4333 (2013; Zbl 1314.14093)].