A note on wild fibers of elliptic surfaces (Q1916407)

Let \(k\) be an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(p\), and \(f:S\to C\) an elliptic surface over \(k\) with \(C\) a non-singular complete curve. Assume that \(f^{-1}(P)= dE\) \((P\in C)\) is a multiple fiber with multiplicity \(d\). The multiple fiber is called a tame fiber (resp. a wild fiber) if the order of the normal bundle \({\mathcal O}_S(E)|_E\) is equal to \(d\) (resp. less than \(d\)). In characteristic 0, there does not exist a wild fiber by the cohomological flatness. In positive characteristic, however, the existence of wild fibers makes the situation complicated. In this note, we consider elliptic surfaces obtained as quotients of the product of a curve and a supersingular elliptic curve by rational vector fields in positive characteristic. We calculate numerical invariants of wild fibers of such elliptic surfaces. Moreover, we give a characterization of such elliptic surfaces over the projective line \(\mathbb{P}^1\). To calculate numerical invariants, Raynaud's results on wild fibers play an important role [cf. \textit{M. Raynaud}, ``Surfaces elliptiques et quasi-elliptiques'' (manuscript)]. For the case of the product of a curve and an ordinary elliptic curve, \textit{T. Katsura} already treated this [see Compos. Math. 97, No. 1-2, 119-134 (1995; Zbl 0860.14036)].