The distribution of the number of points on trigonal curves over F_q

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNR256zbMATH Open1276.11106arXiv1108.2526OpenAlexW2090556028MaRDI QIDQ4902599FDOQ4902599

Authors: Melanie Matchett Wood 

Publication date: 16 January 2013

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

Abstract: We give a short determination of the distribution of the number of $F_q$-rational points on a random trigonal curve over $F_q$, in the limit as the genus of the curve goes to infinity. In particular, the expected number of points is $q+2-frac1q^2+q+1$, contrasting with recent analogous results for cyclic $p$-fold covers of $mathbb{P}^1$ and plane curves which have an expected number of points of $q+1$ (by work of Kurlberg, Rudnick, Bucur, David, Feigon and Lal'in) and curves which are complete intersections which have an expected number of points $<q+1$ (by work of Bucur and Kedlaya). We also give a conjecture for the expected number of points on a random $n$-gonal curve with full $S_n$ monodromy based on function field analogs of Bhargava's heuristics for counting number fields.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.2526

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Curves over finite and local fields (11G20)

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