Classification of singular del Pezzo surfaces over finite fields (Q6090629)

This article explores weak del Pezzo surfaces defined over a finite field and their associated, singular, anticanonical models. The authors introduce arithmetic types for these surfaces by examining Frobenius actions on their Picard groups, extending the classification of ordinary del Pezzo surfaces by Swinnerton-Dyer and Manin. Certain invariants of the surfaces are showed to depend solely on the defined arithmetic types. The study also delves into an inverse Galois problem concerning singular del Pezzo surfaces with degrees ranging from 3 to 8. For degrees 5 to 8, the authors establish that all arithmetic types can be defined over any finite field. However, for degrees 3 and 4, the focus narrows to finite fields of odd characteristic. Specifically, the authors prove the validity of this assertion for the case where the degree is 4. Furthermore, the article details the identification of arithmetic types that can exist over a given finite field of odd characteristic when the degree is 3.