Rational function semifields of tropical curves are finitely generated over the tropical semifield

Abstract: We prove that the rational function semifield of a tropical curve is finitely generated as a semifield over the tropical semifield

by giving a specific finite generating set. Also, we show that for a finite harmonic morphism between tropical curves

v a r p h i : v a r G a m m a o v a r G a m m a^{p r i m e}

, the rational function semifield of

v a r G a m m a

is finitely generated as a

v a r p h i^{a s t} (o p e r a t o r n a m e R a t (v a r G a m m a^{p r i m e}))

-algebra, where

v a r p h i^{a s t} (o p e r a t o r n a m e R a t (v a r G a m m a^{p r i m e}))

stands for the pull-back of the rational function semifield of

v a r G a m m a^{p r i m e}

by

v a r p h i

.

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