Weights of twisted exponential sums

DOI10.1007/S00209-008-0386-6MaRDI QIDQ1024208zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Lei Fu

Publication date 16 June 2009

Published in Mathematische Zeitschrift (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0607164

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Estimates on character sums (11L40) Étale and other Grothendieck topologies and (co)homologies (14F20) Finite ground fields in algebraic geometry (14G15)

Abstract: Let $k$ be a finite field of characteristic $p$, $l$ a prime number distinct to $p$, $$ a nontrivial additive character, and $$ a character on ${k^{a}st}^n$. Then $psi$ defines an Artin-Schreier sheaf ${calL}_{p}si$ on the affine line $$, and $chi$ defines a Kummer sheaf ${calK}_{c}hi$ on the $n$-dimensional torus $$. Let $fink[X_1,X_1^{-1},\mathrm{...},X_n,X_n^{-1}]$ be a Laurent polynomial. It defines a $k$-morphism $$. In this paper, we calculate the dimensions and weights of $$ under some non-degeneracy conditions on $f$. Our results can be used to estimate sums of the form ${\displaystyle }$sum_{x_1,..., x_nin k^ast} chi_1(f_1(x_1,..., x_n))... chi_m(f_m(x_1,..., x_n))psi(f(x_1,..., x_n)),${\displaystyle }$ where $$ are multiplicative characters, $$ is a nontrivial additive character, and $f_1,\mathrm{...},f_m,f$ are Laurent polynomials.

Review text

Let \(k\) be a finite field of characteristic \(p\). Let \(\chi_i : k^* \rightarrow \mathbb{C}^*\) be non-trivial multiplicative characters, \(\psi : k \rightarrow \mathbb{C}^*\) be a non-trivial additive character, and \(f_i(X_1, \dots, X_n), f(X_1, \dots, X_n) \in k[X_1, X_1^{-1}, \dots, X_n, X_n^{-1}]\) be Laurent polynomials. This paper studies character sums of the form \[ \sum_{x_i \in k} \chi_1(f_1(x_1, \dots, x_n)) \dots \chi_m(f_m(x_1, \dots, x_n)) \psi(f(x_1, \dots, x_n)). \] Using an argument in \textit{A. Adolphson} and \textit{S. Sperber} [Algebra Number Theory 3, No. 8, 881--906 (2009; Zbl 1207.11082)], it becomes sufficient to study character sums of the form \[ S(f) = \sum_{x_i \in k^*} \chi_1(x_1) \dots \chi_n(x_n) \psi(f(x_1,\dots,x_n)). \] Associated to \(\psi\) is the Artin-Schreier sheaf \(\mathcal{L}_\psi\) on \(\mathbb{A}^1_k\), and to \(\chi = \chi_1 \dots \chi_n\), the Kummer sheaf \(\mathcal{K}_\chi\) on the \(n\)-dimensional torus \(\mathbb{T}^n_k\). By Grothendieck's trace formula, the character sum \(S(f)\) is then given by \[ S(f) = \sum_i (-1)^i \text{Tr}(\text{F}, H_c^i(\mathbb{T}^n_k, \mathcal{K}_\chi \otimes f^* \mathcal{L}_\psi)), \] where \(\text{F}\) is the (geometric) Frobenius. Under certain non-degeneracy conditions on \(f\), the author calculates the weights of \(H^i_c(\mathbb{T}^n_k, \mathcal{K}_\chi \otimes f^* \mathcal{L}_\psi)\) in terms of the Newton polyhedron of \(f\) at \(\infty\), which can be used to estimate \(S(f)\). This generalizes the results in Theorem 1.8 of \textit{J. Denef} and \textit{F. Loeser} [Invent. Math. 106, No. 2, 275--294 (1991; Zbl 0763.14025)] from \(\chi\) being the trivial character to general \(\chi\).

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