On projective spaces over local fields

arXiv2305.03772MaRDI QIDQ6435546FDOQ6435546

Alessandro Linzi, N. Cangiotti

Publication date: 5 May 2023

Abstract: Let $mathcalP$ be the set of points of a finite-dimensional projective space over a local field $F$, endowed with the topology $au$ naturally induced from the canonical topology of $F$. Intuitively, continuous incidence abelian group structures on $mathcalP$ are abelian group structures on $mathcalP$ preserving both the topology $au$ and the incidence of lines with points. We show that the real projective line is the only finite-dimensional projective space over an Archimedean local field which admits a continuous incidence abelian group structure. The latter is unique up to isomorphism of topological groups. In contrast, in the non-Archimedean case we construct continuous incidence abelian group structures in any dimension $ninmathbbN$. We show that if $n>1$ and the characteristic of $F$ does not divide $n+1$, then there are finitely many possibilities up to topological isomorphism and, in any case, countably many.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of linear incidence geometry and projective geometries (51A05) (p)-adic theory, local fields (11F85) Hypergroups (20N20) Algebraization in linear incidence geometry (51A25)

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