Gaussian Point Count Statistics for Families of Curves Over a Fixed Finite Field

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNQ154zbMATH Open1297.11063arXiv1003.2223OpenAlexW2169152470MaRDI QIDQ3008194FDOQ3008194

Igor Wigman, Pär Kurlberg

Publication date: 14 June 2011

Published in: IMRN. International Mathematics Research Notices (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We produce a collection of families of curves, whose point count statistics over F_p becomes Gaussian for p fixed. In particular, the average number of F_p points on curves in these families tends to infinity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.2223

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Curves over finite and local fields (11G20) Finite ground fields in algebraic geometry (14G15)

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