Kottwitz-Rapoport and \(p\)-rank strata in the reduction of Shimura varieties of PEL type (Q746901)

This paper investigates the geometry of the special fibre of suitable integral models of Shimura varieties of PEL type with Iwahori level structure at the chosen prime. It is proved that the \(p\)-rank is constant on every Kottwitz-Rapoport stratum. This generalizes a result of \textit{B. C. Ngô} and \textit{A. Genestier} [Ann. Inst. Fourier 52, No. 6, 1665--1680 (2002; Zbl 1046.14023)]. An abstract uniform formula for the \(p\)-rank on a given KR stratum in combinatorial terms is given, and is made explicit in the symplectic and unitary cases. From this, results about the density of the ordinary locus and about the dimension of the \(p\)-rank \(0\) stratum are derived. Furthermore, the Hilbert-Blumenthal case corresponding to a totally real extension \(F/\mathbb Q\) of degree \(g\) is discussed in detail. This generalizes the results of \textit{H. Stamm} in the case \(g=2\) [Forum Math. 9, No. 4, 405--455 (1997; Zbl 0916.14022)].