Wach modules and critical slope \(p\)-adic \(L\)-functions (Q2838633)

Let \(p\geq 3\) be a prime number and let \(f\) be a normalized, modular eigenform of level \(N\) and weight \(k\geq 2\), with \(N\) prime to \(p\). Assume that \(k\leq p-1\) and that \(f\) is ordinary. Thus the Hecke polynomial of \(f\) at \(p\) has two roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) where \(\alpha\) has non--critical slope, that is, its \(p\)--adic valuation is strictly less than \(k-1\) and \(\beta\) has critical slope, that is its \(p\)--adic valuation is equal to \(k-1\). Let \(L_{\alpha}\) and \(L_{\beta}\) be the corresponding \(L\)--functions, where \(L_{\beta}\) is the \(p\)--adic \(L\)--function constructed by \textit{K. Kato} [ Astérisque 295, 117--290 (2004; Zbl 1142.11336)]. The \(L\)--function \(L_{\beta}\) is studied in this paper by the methods of \textit{A. Lei} and the authors [Asian J. Math. 14, No. 4, 475--528 (2010; Zbl 1281.11095)] and it is shown that it may be decomposed as a sum of two bounded measures multiplied by some explicit distributions depending only on the local properties of \(f\).NEWLINENEWLINEUsing this decomposition the authors prove some results on the number of zeros of \(L_{\beta}\). These results match the behaviour observed in examples calculated by \textit{R. Pollack} and \textit{G. Stevens} [Ann. Sci. Éc. Norm. Supér. (4) 44, No. 1, 1--42 (2011; Zbl 1268.11075)].