An analogue of Kida's formula in graph theory

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Authors Anwesh Ray, Daniel Vallières

Publication date 11 September 2022

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.) (05C25) Iwasawa theory (11R23)

Abstract: Let $ell$ be a rational prime and let $p:YightarrowX$ be a Galois cover of finite graphs whose Galois group is a finite $ell$-group. Consider a $mathbb{Z}_{ell}$-tower above $X$ and its pullback along $p$. Assuming that all the graphs in the pullback are connected, one obtains a $mathbb{Z}_{ell}$-tower above $Y$. Under the assumption that the Iwasawa $mu$-invariant of the tower above $X$ vanishes, we prove a formula relating the Iwasawa $lambda$-invariant of the $mathbb{Z}_{ell}$-tower above $X$ to the Iwasawa $lambda$-invariant of the pullback. This formula is analogous to Kida's formula in classical Iwasawa theory. We present an application to the study of structural properties of certain noncommutative pro-$ell$ towers of graphs, based on an analogy with classical results of Cuoco on the growth of Iwasawa invariants in $mathbb{Z}_{e}l{l}^2$-extensions of number fields. Our investigations are illustrated by explicit examples.

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