Topology and geometry of the Berkovich ramification locus for rational functions. I

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DOI10.1007/S00229-013-0611-4zbMATH Open1288.14014arXiv1102.1432OpenAlexW2298952762MaRDI QIDQ382234FDOQ382234


Authors: Xander Faber Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 18 November 2013

Published in: Manuscripta Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given a nonconstant holomorphic map f: X -> Y between compact Riemann surfaces, one of the first objects we learn to construct is its ramification divisor R_f, which describes the locus at which f fails to be locally injective. The divisor R_f is a finite formal linear combination of points of X that is combinatorially constrained by the Hurwitz formula. Now let k be an algebraically closed field that is complete with respect to a nontrivial non-Archimedean absolute value. For example, k = C_p. Here the role of a Riemann surface is played by a projective Berkovich analytic curve. As these curves have many points that are not algebraic over k, some new (non-algebraic) ramification behavior appears for maps between them. For example, the ramification locus is no longer a divisor, but rather a closed analytic subspace. This article initiates a detailed study of the ramification locus for self-maps f: P^1 -> P^1. This simplest first case has the benefit of being approachable by concrete (and often combinatorial) techniques.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.1432




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