Configurations of singular fibres on rational elliptic surfaces in characteristic two (Q2707893)

The main object of the paper under review is a rational elliptic surface \(X\to \mathbb{P}^1\) defined over an algebraically closed field \(k\) of characteristic 2. It is assumed that \(X\) is relatively minimal and \(f\) has a section. The author's goal is to classify all possible configurations of singular fibres of \(f\), as was done for \(k=\mathbb C\) by Persson and Miranda. From the Weierstrass equation \[ y^2+a_1xy+a_3y=x^3+a_2x^2+a_4x+a_6, \] where \(\deg a_1\leq 1\), it follows that the classification breaks into 3 cases: (1) the unique zero of \(a_1\) occurs at a non-singular fibre; here all the singular fibres are of multiplicative type; (2) the unique zero of \(a_1\) occurs at a singular fibre; here there is exactly one fibre of additive type; (3) \(a_1=0\); here all the singular fibres are of additive type. The table of all possible 147 configurations is presented. The author heavily uses his earlier papers [Math. Z. 207, 429-438 (1991; Zbl 0757.14012) and Ark. Mat. 32, 423-448 (1994; Zbl 0838.14029)].