Transcendence and Drinfeld modules

DOI10.1007/BF01394419MaRDI QIDQ1071808zbMATH OpenFDO

Publication date 1986

Published in Inventiones Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://eudml.org/doc/143324

algebraic function field Drinfeld module modular function period transcendence zeta-function

Drinfel'd modules; higher-dimensional motives, etc. (11G09) Transcendence theory of Drinfel'd and (t)-modules (11J93) Arithmetic theory of algebraic function fields (11R58) Formal groups, (p)-divisible groups (14L05)

Review text

Let \(k\) be a function field in one variable over a finite field, \(\infty\) a fixed prime of \(k\) and \(A\) the ring of functions regular away from \(\infty\). Let \(K=k_{\infty}\) be the completion of \(k\) at \(\infty\). This paper is the culmination of a long study by the author of the transcendence properties of Drinfeld \(A\)-modules. In it the author establishes an elegant function field version of the classical theorem of Schneider-Lang. He is then able to deduce, among other things, the following very important corollaries: 1) Let \(\phi\) be a Drinfeld module defined over the algebraic closure, \(k^{\text{ac}}\), of \(k\) and let \(M\) be the associated lattice. Let \(0\neq \omega \in M\). Then \(\omega\) is transcendental over \(k\). 2) Let \(\phi_ 1\) and \(\phi_ 2\) be two Drinfeld modules over \(k^{\text{ac}}\) with different ranks, and associated lattices \(M_ 1\) and \(M_ 2\). Let \(0\neq \omega_ i\in M_ i\), \(i=1,2\). Then the quotient of \(\omega_ 1\) by \(\omega_ 2\) is transcendental over \(k\). 3) \((A=\mathbb F_ q[T])\) Let \(\tau \in k^{\text{ac}}\cap (K^{\text{ac}}-K)\). Then the value of the modular function \(j\) (defined in analogy with classical elliptic theory) at \(\tau\) is transcendental over \(k\).

Recommendations

Cites work

Cited in

(42)

This page was built for publication: Transcendence and Drinfeld modules

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q1071808)